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- What if you could transform your company from a rigid hierarchy into an innovation powerhouse that thrives on constant change?
- Did you know that the biggest threat to your company’s future isn’t your competition, but the hidden 'management tax' currently stifling your team’s potential?
- Are you curious about the five fundamental pillars that will determine which businesses thrive and which disappear in the new age of global disruption?
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Key Takeaways from What Matters Now
- Understand how modern global connectivity amplifies the impact of business decisions, making strict social accountability crucial for today's leaders.
- Discover why a sustainable capitalist system must be grounded in moral principles that treat people as human beings rather than mere consumers.
- Learn how to dismantle rigid, top-down bureaucratic structures to prevent your successful company from fatally defending the status quo.
- Find out how adopting a 'build to think' mindset that encourages wild ideas can help you outmaneuver massive industry giants.
- Master the art of innovation by focusing on the small, thoughtful details that address your clients' unspoken needs rather than solely chasing massive game-changers.
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What Matters Now
Global Responsibility & Ethics+
Dismantling Bureaucracy+
Rethinking Innovation+
Bottom-Up Agility+
The Facebook Generation Mindset+
Quiz — Test Your Understanding
Question 1 of 7
How has increased global connectivity via the internet primarily affected business crises, according to the text?
Question 2 of 7
What does the author identify as a core underlying cause of the 2008 economic crisis?
Question 3 of 7
Why do initially creative and innovative companies often experience market decline once they become successful?
Question 4 of 7
According to the book, what is the true nature of effective innovation in today's crowded markets?
Question 5 of 7
How do highly successful companies like Apple and Google determine an employee's status within their organizations?
Question 6 of 7
What key lesson should the modern workplace learn from the internet and the 'Facebook generation'?
Question 7 of 7
What mental exercise does the author suggest to prevent leaders from trading long-term benefits for a quick payout?
What Matters Now — Full Chapter Overview
- 1Recommendation
- 2In today’s fast, technology-driven age, leadership and power carry immense responsibility everywhere.
- 3Without ethics, nothing endures. It’s time we value people not as consumers, but as human beings first.
- 4If a company hopes to survive, it must be able to adapt. Dismantle bureaucratic structures now!
- 5You don’t need big innovations to change the game – just delight your clients daily.
- 6Learning from the bottom-up keeps your business agile and revolutionary.
- 7Embrace the expectations of the Facebook generation: passion, recognition, and creativity.
What Matters Now Summary & Overview
What Matters Now (2012) reveals the many challenges for companies looking to navigate an increasingly globalized and technology-driven world. With practical advice, these blinks show how company can not only survive such an environment but also adapt, innovate and thrive.
Who Should Listen to What Matters Now?
- CEOs wanting to learn how to easily adapt to global challenges
- Managers looking to challenge their company’s status quo
- Entrepreneurs involved in businesses with a global outlook
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