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In Reorganize for Resilience, strategy and organizational behavior expert Ranjay Gulati reveals how “resilient” companies—those that prosper both in good times and bad—are driving growth and increasing profitability by immersing themselves in the lives of their customers. Instead of pushing their own offerings on customers, these firms work from the outside-in: identifying current and potential customer problems and then providing seamless, integrated products and services that address them.

Based on more than a decade of research in a variety of industries, this implementation-focused guide shows how resilient companies do it: how they break down internal barriers that impede action, build bridges across divisions, and create a network of collaborators. Using examples from companies including Cisco Systems, La Farge, Starbucks, Best Buy, and Jones Lang LaSalle, Gulati outlines five key levers that together help create a resilient organization:

  • Coordination: connect, eradicate, or restructure silos to enable swift responses
  • Cooperation: align all employees around the shared goals of customer solutions
  • Clout: redistribute power to “bridge builders” and customer champions
  • Capability: develop employees’ skills at tackling changing customer needs
  • Connection: blend your offerings with partners to provide unique customer solutions

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