Value-Creating Growth
How to Lift Your Company to the Next Level of Performance

Thomas L. Doorley, III (Author), John M. Donovan (Author)

9780787946616, Wiley

Hardback, published 9 April 1999

184 pages
24.4 x 16.1 x 1.9 cm, 0.401 kg

"Value-Creating Growth is a hard-hitting, plain-speaking volumethat answers the most critical question on the minds of businessleaders today: 'How can we grow and grow profitably?' A rigorousand practical guide to the best practices of profitable growth."--Richard E. Cavanagh, president and CEO, The ConferenceBoard

"Doorley gives away what most consultants would charge a fortunefor: Not just a consultation on why a growth strategy makes sense,but finely detailed, step-by-step instructions on how any sizebusiness can do it." --Robert J. Teufel, president, Rodale Press

When it comes to creating value for shareholders, customers, employees-for most everyone concerned-no company does it better than the company that grows. Now, in Value-Creating Growth, two acclaimed growth consultants distill twenty years of expertise into a practice-driven program any change leader can use to ensure sustained, dynamic growth for his or her organization. Packed with real-world examples, proven strategies, and a host of action-oriented tools, this is the first book that offers readers a systematic approach to transforming companies into first-class performers.

The Authors.

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

Part One: Beginning the Journey.

1. Growth: The High-Performance Engine.

2. The Growth System: Three Cornerstones of Success.

3. Growth Commitment: The Will to Sustain Growth.

4. Growth Strategy: How To Build and Manage Your ValuableFormula.

5. Growth Capability: How To Build the Foundations for SustainedGrowth.

Part Two: Aligning the Enterprise.

6. The Growth Diagnostic: Your Growth Fitness.

7. The Growth Challenge: Transformation to GrowthInitiatives.

Part Three: Reaching the Destination.

8. When Growth Becomes Process: What Growth Looks Like.

9. Epilogue.

Appendix A: Notes on Methodology.

Appendix B: Growth Related Source Material.

Appendix C: Takeaways.

Notes.

Index.

Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]