Formula X: How to reach extreme acceleration in your organization (Modern Leadership Guides)

Formula X: How to reach extreme acceleration in your organization (Modern Leadership Guides)

A page-turning business fable about speed, leadership, and organizational change, inspired by the world of Formula 1 motor racing. Formula X tells the story of Ronald Park, CEO of a large kitchen manufacturer. He will lose his job if he fails to significantly reduce the delivery time of their kitchens to under two weeks. As he takes up this challenge, he manages to get his organization closer to this goal. Along the way, he receives unexpected help from the team captain of a Formula 1 team. But just when Ronald thinks he made it, things change for the worse... The FASTER model contains practical leadership advice, such as: F.ocus & Clarity : How to create a clear and inspiring goal. - A.ccelerate Decisions : How to make more safe-to-try decisions. - S.implify : How to reduce inertia and organizational drag. - T.eam Engagement : Creating a team of teams with autonomy and ownership. - R.hythmic Learning : How to adopt a cadence for continuous improvement. Through this entertaining short read, the book will teach you how to successfully transform your organization to become faster, more adaptive, and customer-centric through modern organizational practices and successful change management. Methods like Lean, Agile, self-management, and Holacracy inspired the ideas in this book. What others say “Formula X describes, in a playful way, how organizations can become agile and effective by distributing decision-making and building on trust and real cooperation in a safe environment.” — Huub Vermeulen, Former CEO, Bol.com “Formula X reads like an exciting adventure, full of insights for organizations that want to move faster and act more decisively. The key message is that self-managing, multidisciplinary teams, focusing on clear goals and on continuous innovation and value creation, will become winners for the customer. Leaders can take-away a law of nature by understanding how weight and inertia will slow you down, and that diversity, rhythm, and rituals help to make teams stronger and perform better. A good formula for learning organizations in dynamic markets!” — Jeroen Tas - Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer, Philips Don’t miss the opportunity to reach extreme acceleration in your organization. Get your copy of this international bestseller today.