Book description
The Answer to Global Overload
Contending with the 24/7 news cycle and an endless barrage of choices
and information has stymied leadership and decision-making strategies
among those at the top. But we all know, this is not a just a problem
for the elite. The broad-based reaction to this chaotic, unmanageable
assault has been to retrench, and to focus on immediate, controllable
decisions. In the process, we lose sight of the horizon. More
dangerous still, is the shift we've seen from value creation to
wealth creation, where information technology 1. 0 has enabled
a transaction-based society in which the “deal” is more important than
the value it drives or the relationships it is based on. On our
current path, the odds of a better future are slim.
What we need is a new value proposition.
Beating the Global Odds is the answer to the dangers of too
much of a good thing. There's no going back, but there is the
opportunity to set things right. In this book, Paul A. Laudicina,
Managing Partner and Chairman of the Board of global consulting firm
A. T. Kearney, provides a fast-paced and engaging tour of how we got
to this point and what we can do about it.
Drawing on examples from everything from world history and current
media to anecdotes from his vast network of CEOs and the world's most
innovative thinkers, Laudicina helps bring our world of seemingly
fuzzy and disconnected pixels into sharp focus.
The result is a compelling case for change and call to action-not
only for global leaders but also for everyone who struggles with the
question of how we can inspire and seize a better future… how we can
beat the global odds.
Paul A. Laudicina is the CEO, chairman of the board, and
managing partner at global management consulting firm A. T. Kearney,
and the founder and chairman of the firm's Global Business Policy
Council. With over forty years of professional experience in
government, research, business, and at the United Nations, he has
worked with leaders from all backgrounds across a broad range of
strategic, corporate, and public policy issues. The author of World
Out of Balance, one of the top business books of 2005, Laudicina
was named to Consulting magazine's annual ranking of the
"Top 25 Most Influential Consultants" in 2005 and 2007.
