It's Not the Big That Eat the Small...It's the Fast That Eat the Slow: How to Use Speed As a Competitive Tool in Business

by Jennings, Jason

• ISBN13: 9780066620541
• ISBN10: 0066620546
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-25
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Conventional wisdom once told us big companies are unbeatable... and eat smaller competitors for breakfast. Not anymore. These days It's Not the Big that Eat the Small... It's the FAST that Eat the Slow! Jason Jennings and Laurence Haughton discovered what separates today's icons of speed from everybody else. They asked questions like: What is the difference between speed and haste? Where does business go to spot trends before the competition? How can leaders help people stop dreading high velocity and rediscover the thrill of deciding, acting and staying fast? And studied the world's fastest companies like: H&M Europe's fast fashion phenomenon now poised to threaten apparel stores in America. AOL who gulped down Netscape and Time Warner in record time. Charles Schwab the new dominant name in discount and on-line financial services. The results are in this sensational book... a national bestseller, translated all over the globe and universally praised. Would you like to make speed a competitive tool in your business? Here's your roadmap!

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. 1
Fast Thinking	p. 9
Anticipate	p. 11
Spot Trends	p. 29
Put Every Idea Through the "Grinder"	p. 43
The Best Idea Wins	p. 59
Fast Decisions	p. 69
Rules for Fast Decisions	p. 71
Blow Out the Bureaucracy	p. 85
Unbundle Everything	p. 93
Shuffle Portfolios	p. 99
Constantly Reassess Everything	p. 109
Get to Market Faster	p. 121
Launch a Crusade	p. 123
Own and Exploit Your Competitive Advantage	p. 137
Get Vendors and Suppliers to Move Fast	p. 147
Stay Beneath the Radar	p. 153
Keep It Simple	p. 165
Institutionalize Innovation	p. 173
Get Other Fast People on Your Side	p. 179
Sustaining Speed	p. 185
Prove the Math	p. 187
Be Ruthless with Resources	p. 197
Use a Central Scoreboard	p. 207
Stay Financially Flexible	p. 211
Use Narratives and Stories	p. 219
Play Your Own Game	p. 225
Don't B.S. Yourself	p. 229
Stay Close to the Customer	p. 237
Adapt, Improvise, and Overcome	p. 243
Epilogue	p. 251
Index	p. 255
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