Book Release: Rogue Waves

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Rogue waves - radical systemic changes - are hitting business harder, faster and more often. Their violent impact has changed how companies win at strategy. Everyone gets hit by them, but some companies ‘flip their kayaks faster’ and take share while their competition simply try to tread water.

June 21, 2021, by Jonathan Brill

Rogue waves—radical systemic changes—are hitting business harder, faster and more often. Their violent impact has changed how companies win at strategy. Everyone gets hit by them, but some companies ‘flip their kayaks faster’ and take share while their competition simply try to tread water. This must-read survival guide gives you a practical action plan to:

Capitalize on the 10 economic, technological, and social undercurrents most likely to collide and reshape the business world
Implement techniques that all managers at any level can use to turn sudden risks into outsized opportunities
Create a culture of entrepreneurship, experimentation and adaptation.
Learn and scale the leadership skills and processes that will help transform you companies into a more resilient and adaptable organization

Timely, important, and essential, Rogue Waves equips you with the predictive tools you need to take advantage of uncertainty, turn chaos into profit, and control your future, so that your company thrives―while your competitors are washed away.

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