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Over the past decade a small number of companies have changed every aspect of how we live, work and play. These Outpacers have become enormous global businesses with companies like Google, Amazon, Netflix, Salesforce, Meta, Tesla and Apple all totally redefining what a successful organization looks and feels like.
Each chapter in
Outpacer focusses on an Outpacer characteristic required for organisational greatness and features examples of what it is and how to achieve it, including; how to structure your company's mission and vision, foster the right entrepreneurial culture, innovate, collaborate and utilise agile technology and data driven insights to drive continuous progress, deliver an exceptional customer experience and achieve outstanding results.
Each Outpacer characteristic is illustrated by fascinating profiles of business leaders from companies such as Google, Amazon, Apple and Tesla who have driven phenomenal success, alongside profiles of the stars of film, tv, music and sport who share the same winning characteristic such as Reese Witherspoon, Jay Z and Sir Lewis Hamilton. The combination of business leaders and popular icons illustrate and inspire the reader helping them to learn how they too can lead an Outpacer business.
This is
not business as usual.
About the author
Alex Holt is the Global Head of the multi-billion-dollar Technology, Media and Telecoms practice at KPMG. He leads a large team who work with all the major organisations across the sector on everything from multi-billion M&A deals through to tax, audit and management consulting. As well as leading the TMT sector globally, Alex is also the Global Lead Partner for some of the largest tech companies in the world.
Alex also serves on the Board of the anti-poverty charity JobTrain.
Summary
Who are the people and organisations shaping the markets, innovating constantly and dictating the state of play in their industries? What can we learn from them? Alex Holt, Head of Global Telecoms and Media at KPMG, brings years of invaluable research, personal experience and client conversations to the mainstream to coin the term Outpacer.
Outpacers are disruptors - they don't dust off old tools for new problems. The working world is changing quickly and they have the characteristics businesses need to harness to grow with a changing work culture. Combining years of research and incredible insights from well-known leaders from Microsoft, Google, Nike and Tesla along with profiles of celebrity entrepreneurs including Reese Witherspoon, Jay Z and Sir Lewis Hamilton, these Outpacer businesses and their leaders are defining the blueprint for success in the rapidly changing world of work.
Decode the secrets of individual and organisational greatness by following the nine vital elements of every outpacing business to build the ultimate mVision, entrepreneurial culture, talent pool and combine them with financial excellence and enabling governance to become truly innovative and fully utilise data-driven insights, agile technology and customer experience to dominate the market.
This is not business as usual.
