ANTICIPATE

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-8144-4907-3
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 63 mm x 93 mm

Business schools, leadership gurus, and strategy guides agree - leaders must have a vision. But the sad truth is that most don’t…or at least not one that compels, inspires, and energizes their people. How can something so essential be practiced so little in real life?Vision may sound like a rare quality, unattainable by all except a select few - but nothing could be further from the truth. Anyone can expand their visionary capacity. You just need to learn how. In Anticipate, strategy and leadership expert Rob-Jan de Jong explains that to develop vision you must sharpen two key skills. The first is the ability to see things early - spotting the first hints of change on the horizon. The second is the power to connect the dots - turning those clues into a gripping story about the future of your organization and industry.Packed with stories and practices, Anticipate provides proven techniques for looking ahead and exploring many plausible futures - including the author’s trademarked Future Priming process, which helps distinguish signal from noise. You will discover how to: - Tap into your imagination and open yourself to the unconventional - Become better at seeing things early - Frame the big-picture view that provides direction for the future - Communicate your vision in a way that engages others and provokes actionWhen you anticipate change before your competitors, you create enormous strategic advantage. That’s what visionaries do…and now so can you.

Autoren/Hrsg.

De Jong, Rob-Jan

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft: Theorie & Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents Prefacexi Acknowledgmentsxxi Introduction1 Unraveling the Mystery The Vision Thing Context Sensitivity Short--Termism Long-Term Language The Battle PART 1: VISIONARY CONTENT11 Chapter 1: The Groundwork13 Your Personal Vision Vision 101 Transformational Lead-ership The Alpe d'HuZes Core Ingredients Logos, Ethos, and Pathos The Dark Side Chapter 2: Tapping into Your Imagination 31 Rejuvenated Restaurants N.N. Living in a Permanent Pre-sent The Image of the Future Alice in Wonderland Schemas, Assumptions, and Frames Two-Faced Friends Eternal Truths The Grand Illusion Cognitive Dissonance Neural Networks Breaking the Frame That's Funny Lat-eral Thinking WWGD Blue Ocean PART 2: VISIONARY PRACTICES55 Chapter 3: Developing Your Visionary Capacity 57 Visionary Shoes Made, Not Born Contained Emergence A Development Framework Seeing Things Early Con-necting the Dots 2x2 Followers Trend Hoppers Histori-ans, or Cynics The Visionary Deepening the Framework Narcissistic Distraction Chapter 4: Seeing Things Early83 Reducing Thoughtlessness Signal and Noise The Theory of the Car Crash Market Transitions Toys in the Board-room The Priming Phenomenon FuturePriming Fu-tureFacts More Manifestations The Four Golden Rules Food for Thought Missing Traffic Signs Rubber Hits the Road Creativity Ignited Chapter 5: Connecting the Dots109 June 12, 2005 A Belgian Tale Black Swan? The Tunnel Vision -Irrationality Rules Frame Blindness Overconfi-dence The Mysterious Guru Creating Memories of the Future Shell's Awakening The Fall of Fortis Groupthink So What? Brilliant or Foolish? Responsible Visionary Leadership PART 3: VISIONARY SELF 149 Chapter 6: Your Visionary Self151 On Becoming a Visionary Leader You! Utzon's Master-piece Jumping Off the Eiffel Tower Passion and Authenticity Discovery Mode Covey, Stories, and Pearls Mediating Reality Danone's Ecosystem Chapter 7: Mindful Behavior173 Solar Roadways Mindfulnesslessness Foolish Consisten-cy Mindfulness, Take Two Curiosity Powerful Questions Conversation -Surprise Working Your Swing Recategorizing Practices New Information Practices Multiple View Practices PART 4: VISIONARY COMMUNICATION 197 Chapter 8: Igniting Your Followers199 Hygiene Factors Gettysburg Address The Power of Lan-guage Workhorse Verbs Notions of Loss A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words Memorable Metaphors Ac-tionable Analogies Let Me Tell You a Story. Data with a Soul Jobs & Pausch Visionary Checklist Appendix A: Strategic Questionnaire229 Appendix B: Values List233 Appendix C: 25 Visionary Development Practices237 Notes243 Index255

Über Autor(innen)

Rob-Jan de Jong is one of five facultymembers in Wharton’s flagship executive program “Global Strategic Leadership.” A sought-after international consultant, he helps leaders and companies anticipate the future and arrive at winning strategies. His clients include Philips, ING, HCL, Dannon, and other toporganizations.