Yoram Wind Livres

Prologue: Digital networks are eating the world -- Part I. The promise: the value is in the network -- Networks have big advantages -- To be a network leader, you need to think and act differently -- Part II. The 10 principles: Creating network value -- Principle 1. Technology: from physical to digital -- Principle 2. Assets: from tangible to intangible -- Principle 3. Strategy: from operator to allocator -- Principle 4. Leadership: from commander to co-creator -- Principle 5. Customers: from customer to contributor -- Principle 6. Revenues: from transaction to subscription -- Principle 7. Employees: from employee to partner -- Principle 8. Measurement: from accounting to big data -- Principle 9. Boards: from governance to representation -- Principle 10. Mindset: from closed to open -- Part III. The pivot: implementing network value -- Pinpoint: identify your starting point -- Inventory: take stock of what you have and what you need -- Visualize: create your new network business model -- Operate: invest and realize your network business -- Track: measure your progress and performance with big data -- Epilogue: May the power of the network be with you

Li and Fung is the world's largest sourcing company and one of today's greatest examples of a flat world' business, where companies are stretched across different locations and time zones and communicate more online than face to face. Competing in a Flat World brings together Li and Fung executives Victor and William Fung, together with top Wharton professor, consultant, and author, Jerry Wind, to show how to redesign your business to succeed in this radically new era. This book is not just theory but is based on the experiences of Li and Fung and the secrets that helped them grow to 7B in annual revenue with just over 7,000 employees. This book explains the most important organizational skill flat enterprise leaders and companies will need - the ability to create a loosely-linked network of organizations that can work at the edge of chaos. You will also discover how to balance stability with renewal; and firm-centric and network-centric views of your business, create "big-small" companies that combine scale and agility; and sell direct to the source by bridging marketing with operations. Finally, learn how to respond to flat enterprise's core challenges, including supply chain disruption, nation-state politics, and other "bumps" in this not-quite-100% flat world