8. Perspectives on Speed and Outside-In

Before shifting from the foundational elements of transformation to some of the most promising disruptive new developments, let’s pause to take a closer look at two overarching themes whose absence would undermine an otherwise effective transformation game plan.

Speed Is the New Management Discipline

The first theme is the speed or pace of a transformation. As we discussed earlier, leaders achieve productive speed by simplifying the transformation constructs and compressing its steps. Unproductive speed, in contrast, often results when a leader commits errors of omission in the design of the transformation game plan, skipping an essential step in the roadmap, or rushing through deliberations without structuring ...

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