In What Really Works, William Joyce, Nitin Nohria, and Bruce Roberson put forth findings based on the Evergreen Project, a massive five-year study in which consultants and business school professors at top universities around the country analyzed ten years of data on 160 companies and more than 200 management practices. The authors discovered that all successful companies simultaneously master six specific management practices. These include four primary practices--Strategy, Execution, Culture, Organization--and any two of four secondary practices--Employee Talent, Leadership and Governance, Innovation, and Mergers and Partnerships.

Acknowledgments

Part 1

Why 4+2?

Chapter 1

4+2 Equals Business Success

Chapter 2

Meet a Winner

Chapter 3

Meet a Loser

Part 2

 The 4 in 4+2: Primar,/Practices

Chapter 4

Make Your Strategy Clear and Focused

Chapter 5

Execute Flawlessly

Chapter 6

Build a Performance-Based Culture

Chapter 7

Make Your Organization Fast and Flat

Part 3

 The 2 in 4+2: Secondary Practices

Chapter 8

Make Talent Stick Around and Develop More

Chapter 9

Make Your Leaders Committed to Your Business

Chapter 10

Make Industry-Transforming Innovations

Chapter 11

Make Growth Happen with Mergers and Partnerships

Chapter 12

Excel at Six Management Practices at Once

Sources and Suggested Reading

Index