In What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation, Gary Hamel (author of "First, Let's Fire all the Managers" the recent Harvard Business Review article profiling Self-Management at Morning Star, and co-founder of the Management Innovation eXchange, https://www.hackmanagement.com), challenges his reader to question the fundamentals that underlie organizations based on five things that he believes matter now, more than ever. The book, broken into five main sections, is, from start to finish, Hamel’s prescription for building winning organizatio
His premise is that management-as-usual will not carry our organizations into a prosperous future. He contends that the company that thrives is the company that thinks deeply, and builds management systems that drive five paramount issues: Values, Innovation, Adaptability, Passion and Ideology. The book digs deeply into each of the issues, and presents an overwhelming case for examining the fundamentals of management and organizations.
It’s a deep topic, and Hamel gives each of the five issues the depth of thought that they deserve, but writes in a way that is simultaneously digestible and thought provoking. It’s a great read, and suitable not only for the CEO of a multi-national corporation, but also for the aspiring leader at any level within any organization.
