Synopses & Reviews
There are some fierce new competitors on the block, ready to engage your company,
and you personally, in extreme competition. In this riveting new book, Peter
Fingar and his colleagues from around the globe sound a penetrating wake-up call
to governments, companies, and individuals alike. Bringing great urgency to the
books pages, Fingar makes it crystal clear that we are not on the brink of a great transition -- weve already crossed the threshold to a new economic world order. With precision, insight and clarity, he reveals the 5 key drivers and 16 new realities of extreme competition that are hidden in plain sight. This book begins where Thomas Friedmans
popular book, The World is Flat, leaves off, but spares readers from Friedmans
grandiloquent prose, and offers 13 concrete suggestions for action. This thought-provoking
book, along with its companion video,"Extreme Competition: The Keynote" is
the definitive guide to winning in the new age of global competition.
Table of Contents
FOREWORD BY RAJESH JAIN
FOREWORD BY TOM MCCARTY
PREFACE
ARE YOU READY FOR EXTREME COMPETITION?
THE GREAT 21ST CENTURY BUSINESS REFORMATION.
EXTREME COMPETITION
THE FIVE TRANSFORMERS.
1. KNOWLEDGE AS BUSINESS CAPITAL.
2. THE INTERNET.
3. JUMBO TRANSPORTATION
4. THREE BILLION NEW CAPITALISTS
5. THE NEW IT.
WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN?
1. EXTREME CUSTOMERS
2. EXTREME INNOVATION
OPERATIONAL INNOVATION.
ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION
SUPPLY-SIDE INNOVATION.
CORE-COMPETENCY INNOVATION.
SELL-SIDE INNOVATION.
PRODUCT AND SERVICE INNOVATION.
INNOVATING INNOVATION ITSELF.
3. EXTREME INDIVIDUALS
4. EXTREME CUSTOMIZATION
5. EXTREME BUSINESS PROCESSES
SHARING BACK OFFICE OPERATIONS.
SHARING TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS.
6. EXTREME TEAMS
7. EXTREME SUPPLY CHAINS
8. EXTREME EXPERIENCES & SELF-SERVICE
9. EXTREME INDUSTRY BLUR
10. EXTREME EDUCATION & LEARNING
11. EXTREME GOVERNMENT
12. EXTREME HEALTH CARE
13. EXTREME TIME.
THE PACE OF INNOVATION
14. EXTREME CHANGE
15. EXTREME SPECIALIZATION
16. EXTREME BRANDING
STRATEGIES FOR EXTREME COMPETITION
THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW
BE SLAVISHLY DEVOTED TO YOUR CUSTOMERS
THINK GLOBALLY, ACT GLOBALLY
BE A SUPERSPECIALIST
CONNECT WITH THE SUPERSPECIALISTS
BE A BRAND MASTER, FIGHT BRAND BULLIES
EMBRACE TIME-BASED COMPETITION
GROK PROCESS!
EMBRACE THE NEW IT
OFFER PROCESS-POWERED SELF-SERVICE
OFFER PRODUCT-SERVICES AND EXPERIENCES
SYSTEMATIZE INNOVATION
BE A GOOD CITIZEN
STRATEGY RECAP
REFERENCES
EXTREME READINGS
INDEX