BEN HUGHES Książki

Martha is 12 and very different from other kids—no TV, no computer, no cool clothes, and especially no friends. It's all because of her parents, who are strict members of a religious group called the Brethren. Their rules dominate Martha's life, and one rule is the most important of she must never ever invite anyone home. If she does, their terrible secret—Abomination—could be revealed. But as Martha makes her first real friend in Scott, a new boy at school, she begins to wonder, Is she doing the right thing by helping to keep Abomination a secret? And just how far will her parents go to prevent the truth from being known?

How best to adapt established companies to a rapidly changing economy has long been a topic of debate in both the corporate and academic worlds. This challenge is especially pressing for large organizations that may have grown top-heavy and rigid with time but now need to be light on their feet to stay relevant and profitable. Until now, the best attempts have consisted of plucking tools and methods from the world of start-ups and applying them wholesale in large corporate environments. Most of these efforts have either fizzled or failed outright because they lacked a framework for a comprehensive corporation-sized rollout. The Loop Approach introduces a new series of methods that could help change the course of operations for even the most colossal organizations. Sebastian Klein and Ben Hughes provide a wide-ranging set of guidelines for achieving corporate agility, complete with checklists and worksheets that should prove instantly applicable. Want proof? The methods outlined in The Loop Approach have already been successfully implemented at such European corporate giants as Audi, Deutsche Bahn, and Telekom.

Im Kreis drehen, um voranzukommen... ... klingt erstmal wie ein Widerspruch, ist aber keiner! Seit Jahren wissen Manager*innen und Unternehmenslenker*innen, dass ihre Organisationsstrukturen nicht zukunftsfähig sind. Schnell rollte die Welle der »agilen Methoden« heran und versprach rasche Besserung. Doch was in Start-ups und Innovationsteams funktioniert, lässt sich nicht automatisch einem ganzen Konzern überstülpen! Da kann man einzelne Tools ausprobieren so viel man will: Ohne das richtige Framework lassen sich starre Strukturen größerer Unternehmen nicht flexibilisieren. Genau das kann der Loop-Approach, der mithilfe eines iterativen Prozesses auch den größten Koloss in Bewegung setzt. Praxiserprobt bei Unternehmen wie Audi, Deutsche Bahn, Roche und Telekom.