Your Company Isn't Fast Enough. Here's How to Change That.

The traditional hierarchical organization is dead, but what replaces it? Numerous new models--the agile organization, the networked organization, and holacracy, to name a few--have emerged, but leaders need to know what really works. How do you build an organization that is responsive to fast-changing markets? What kind of organization delivers both speed and scale, and how do you lead it?

Arthur Yeung and Dave Ulrich provide leaders with a much-needed blueprint for reinventing the organization. Based on their in-depth research at leading Chinese, US, and European firms such as Alibaba, Amazon, DiDi, Facebook, Google, Huawei, Supercell, and Tencent, and drawing from their synthesis of the latest organization research and practice, Yeung and Ulrich explain how to build a new kind of organization (a "market-oriented ecosystem") that responds to changing market opportunities with speed and scale. While other books address individual pieces of the puzzle, Reinventing the Organization offers a practical, integrated, six-step framework and looks at all the decisions leaders need to make--choosing the right strategies, capabilities, structure, culture, management tools, and leadership--to deliver radically greater value in fast-moving markets.

For any leader eager to build a stronger, more responsive organization and for all those in HR, organizational development, and consulting who will shape and deliver it, this book provides a much-needed roadmap for reinvention.

About the Author

Arthur Yeung is a Senior Management Adviser at Tencent Group, where he leads and facilitates organizational innovation and leadership development. Previously, he was the Philips Chair Professor of Human Resource Management at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) and taught regularly in executive programs in association with Harvard, INSEAD, and the University of Michigan. He also served previously as Chief Human Resources Officer of Acer Group. He is the author of thirteen books and numerous award-winning articles.

Dave Ulrich is the Rensis Likert Collegiate Professor of Business Administration at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and a partner at RBL Group (rbl.net), a consulting firm focused on helping organizations and leaders deliver value. He has published over thirty books and two hundred articles and book chapters. He has worked with over half of the Fortune 200; has numerous lifetime achievement awards for organization, leadership, and HR work; and is listed in the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame.

Visit the authors at:
Arthur Yeung: ceibs.edu
Dave Ulrich: daveulrich.com, linkedin.com/in/daveulrichpro, rbl.net

Reviews

Advance Praise for Reinventing the Organization:

"Yeung and Ulrich bring rich observations and clear advice on the radical changes in organization and work design, governance, and leadership style needed to thrive in the digital era." -- Diane Gherson, Chief Human Resources Officer, IBM

"Yeung and Ulrich offer evidence-based, practical ways to create organizations capable of winning in today's world." -- Jeffrey Pfeffer, Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford Graduate School of Business; author, Dying for a Paycheck

"The principles and practices of the market-oriented ecosystem, as introduced by Yeung and Ulrich, have proven highly useful and relevant to companies like ours that need to constantly explore new frontiers in fast-changing markets." -- Pony Ma, Chairman and CEO, Tencent

"Rarely does such a paradigm-defining book appear that will change our understanding of organizations." -- Ram Charan, adviser to CEOs; director on five boards; award-winning teacher; and author of three bestsellers

"Yeung and Ulrich have succinctly described and prescribed the principles and practices for the next-generation organizational model." -- Cheng Wei, founder, Chairman, and CEO, DiDi

"Reinventing the Organization is a complete roadmap and a must-read for those leading and transforming organizations that are scaling up." -- Cindy Mi, founder and CEO, VIPKid

"Ulrich and Yeung have identified a new way of thinking about organizations, as market-oriented ecosystems that will help all of us thrive in a fast-changing environment." -- Sandy Ogg, founder, CEO.works

Book Information
ISBN 9781633697706
Author Arthur Yeung
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint Harvard Business Review Press
Publisher Harvard Business Review Press