High Performance Business Strategy

How well does your organization respond to changing market conditions, customer needs, and emerging technologies when building software-based products? This practical guide presents Lean and Agile principles and patterns to help you move fast at scale - and demonstrates why and how to apply these methodologies throughout your organization. Through case studies, you'll learn how successful enterprises have rethought everything from governance and financial management to systems architecture and organizational culture in the pursuit of radically improved performance.

The author argues that in an extremely cluttered marketplace, traditional differentiation is no longer enough—today companies need “radical differentiation” to create lasting value for their shareholders and customers.

Tip is a timeless, inspirational story created to remind anyone in a position judged by performance that the only way to achieve continued recognition and growth in work and life is to take personal accountability for your reputation and results. Whatever your role, or level of success in your career, Tip is a guide that will help you discover, or remember, how to consistently bring unique value to your team, your organization, and your most important customers.

Decisions shape organizations. Decisiveness defines leaders. In today’s volatile, fast-paced world, hesitation isn’t just costly—it’s fatal. Organizations are drowning in data but starving for insights, paralyzed by complexity, and slowed by misaligned strategies. The leaders who thrive aren’t just fast or bold—they’re decisively aligned. The Decisive Company by Steve Elliott redefines decision-making for the modern enterprise.

Teams: It is a fundamental concept in modern organizations. Everyone does “teams” these days. The sales “team”. The operations “team”. The executive “team”. Organizations send employees on “teamwork” retreats. Staff development time is spent doing “team building”. It is quite clear that most companies are after this “team” stuff. In fact, most of you probably work in at least one team within your organization. But what IS a “team” anyway? Why do organizations invest so much time and money in trying to develop them? This book is about Leading High-Performing ...

Leadership drives purpose, culture drives passion, and strategy drives performance. Together, the 3Ps—purpose, passion and performance—equal profit. And profit is the life-giving blood keeping the economy flowing and growing.

Great leaders create great cultures.What makes a great leader? A leader’s success is not just outcomes—growth and profit. Rather, success is creating a healthy place for people to engage in meaningful work. High security, high opportunity, high fun, low drama, and low inanity—these are the attributes of a truly sustainable culture. And they are the result of being Culture Centric. Culture Centric is for business leaders who want to build a successful workplace. It lays the groundwork for a leadership system—structure, strategy, implementation, and conduct—that can achieve ...

Welcome back to the ‘Rise and Thrive’ series, where we embark on a journey of personal and professional growth guided by the wisdom of Ramdas, our steadfast guide and companion in this seventh episode, we delve deeper into the principles of success and fulfillment, exploring the transformative power of goal setting in sales leadership. As we reunite with Ramdas, we find ourselves in the bustling city of Mumbai, where our protagonist Varun grapples with doubts and uncertainties amidst the demands of his sales career. Through Varun’s story, we witness the universal struggle of ...

In his work consulting to major corporations for more than 30 years, Gerald Kraines consistently hears that 60-70 percent of business organizations' potential effectiveness goes unrealized. He shares how to engage, align, and develop employees in order to leverage and encourage optimal performance and long-lasting results.

Winning the Talent Shift: Three Steps to Unleashing the New High Performance Workplace envisions a world where companies are fully equipped to exceed the challenges posed by the new global marketplace. Berta Aldrich argues if companies want to achieve future success, they must redesign their talent strategy using three important steps proven to increase revenues, engage teams and leaders, and set companies on the path to industry leadership.