Sustained growth

Author: Ram Charan / Noel M. Tichy / Xu Guangwei
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Ram Charan and Noel M. Tichy once again prove that great ideas are also simple ideas. This book is filled with a vast number of insights. —Reader review Ram Charan and Noel M. Tichy present an undeniable, highly actionable strategy to ensure companies achieve remarkable sales growth and decisive profit results. —Ray Lane, CEO and COO, Oracle Corporation Any actionable, sincere advice, combined with a touch of theoretical essentials and corporate growth methods, Ram Charan and Noel M. Tichy have gathered insights from outstanding business leaders around the world, opening a path to turn dreams into reality. —Steve Miller, Managing Director, Shell International Ltd. Any leader who thinks their market is mature has a flawed mindset. To some extent, we all believe this, but Ram Charan and Noel M. Tichy's vision transcends this reality, opening a wise door for leaders to explore the boundaries of growth. —Lester Thurow, Professor and Dean, MIT Sloan School of Management, Author of The Future of Capitalism For today's businesses, as we know, it seems they have reached a dead end. In Sustained Growth, Ram Charan and Noel M. Tichy provide an in-depth and profound insight into the challenges we face. All managers at all levels should listen carefully to their voices. —Peter Georgescu, Chairman and CEO, Young & Rubicam Inc. This book offers a strategy for leaders at all levels and in all industries to guide their companies toward reliable growth, regardless of how mature their industry is or how fierce the competition in their market is. It's hard to put down and boosts confidence. —Melvin Guze, Chairman and CEO, Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Company Very few people, like Ram Charan and Noel M. Tichy, understand that growth is the absolute mission of all companies, and they provide us with unique insights into seeking growth. —Bill Staluppo, Chairman and CEO, Dow Chemical Company Once again, we have the opportunity to learn and improve from the brilliant Ram Charan and Noel M. Tichy. For contemporary leaders, this book is another new version of The Breakfast of Champions. —Robert E. Nostrand, Chairman and CEO, Covad Communications Inc. There is no such thing as a mature industry; every industry has room for growth. As long as you execute an outside-in strategy, expand your pond, and implement the growth mindset from top to bottom, followed by strong and effective execution, whether it's Coca-Cola, Compaq, DuPont, General Electric, or your company can achieve sustained growth! "Growth or Death" has become the ultimate choice people must make when judging whether an organization can survive. Not everyone is willing to experience such dramatic changes, but it's clear that growth is key to human well-being.
1. There is no such thing as a mature industry in the world.
2. Not all growth is beneficial.
3. Growth is a psychological state inspired by a company's leaders.
4. Stable growth is the key to ensuring corporate prosperity in the 21st century.
5. The risk of not growing is greater than the risk of growing.