Strategies for Building an Agile Organization: Leading CEOs on Establishing Collaboration, Engaging Innovation, and Maximizing Value (Inside the Minds)

Strategies for Building an Agile Organization is an authoritative, insider's perspective on creating a company culture that is efficient, innovative, and flexible. Featuring founders, presidents, and CEOs from some of the top companies in the nation, this book is a valuable resource for creating a trustworthy employee base, adapting quickly to the marketplace, and managing with a focus on the future. While agility may be easier to achieve for smaller organizations, the authors stress the importance of simplicity and flawless execution in accomplishing efficiency goals no matter the size of the company. They also discuss how to effectively take risks by creating personal accountability, listening to customer needs, and driving differentiation. A reactive approach is not enough to be successful, and these leaders share their strategies for identifying new opportunities while always challenging the status quo. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the leading minds of today, as these CEOs offer their thoughts on incentivizing innovation, leading change, and surpassing the competition with a nimble and engaged workforce.

Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world's most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, each author was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book.

Chapters Include:

1. Douglas J. Leech, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Founder, Centra Bank Inc. - "Making Things Happen with Simplicity and Balance"
2. Steven H. Holtzman, Founder and Executive Chair, Infinity Pharmaceuticals - "Creating a Community of Citizen Owners"
3. Francois Nader, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer, NPS Pharmaceuticals - "Approaching Agility through Simplification"
4. Maria Larson, President and Chief Executive Officer, ExecuPharm Inc. - "From the Top Down: The Importance of Flexible Leadership"
5. Rudolph A. Johnson III, President and Chief Executive Officer, Neighborhood House Association - "Developing a Business Mentality while Maintaining a Social Service Heart"
6. Kishore Khandavalli, Chief Executive Officer, iTech US Inc. - "Engaging Your Employees and Finding New Efficiencies"
7. Royce J. Holland, Executive Chairman, Masergy Communications Inc. - "Promoting Internal and External Teamwork"
8. Kurus J. Elavia, Chief Executive Officer, Gateway Group One - "Building Out and Up in a Legacy Organization"
9. Mary Sue Leathers, President and Chief Executive Officer, Advantage Performance Network - "Listen, Learn, Discover: Understand Your Customers and Deliver Flexible Solutions"
10. Peter Dalton, Chief Executive Officer, Globalstar Inc. - "Keeping Your Company Moving"
11. Glenn Laumeister, Vice Chairman, Partsearch Technologies - "Make Agility Part of Your Corporate Culture"
12. George E. Daddis Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, WorldGate Communications Inc. - "Organization of a Market-Focused Entrepreneurial Startup"
13. Lanny Cohen, Chief Executive Officer, Capgemini Technology Services in North America, Capgemini - "The Great Corporate Remix"