Vol. 25, Issue 24 Fast Strategy How Strategic Agility Will Help You Stay Ahead of the Game By: Yves Doz, Mikko Kosonen 272 pp. Wharton School Publishing 2008 Review by: Jennifer G. Cuthbertson

Companies that are strategically agile learn to change their direction quickly and to transform themselves without losing their day-to-day business momentum. These companies usually have CEOs and top leadership teams who understand how to make their companies more responsive and competitive in the marketplace. Fast Strategy, by Yves Doz and Mikko Kosonen, provides insight for corporate leaders who want to learn how to adopt change quickly, to break free of bureaucracy and internal politics, and to take advantage of today’s fluid corporate environment. Corporate leaders will learn how developing strategic sensitivity, collective commitment, and resource fluidity will allow them to make key decisions fast and to gain and maintain their competitive edge.

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