Strategic learning and leading change : how global organizations are reinventing HR

Strategic Learning and Leading Change is a practical, inspiring read that challenges business commentators who have doubted the power of HR and presents examples of how HR leaders are leading change to truly earn their seats as business partners at the strategy table. Using real-life examples that take in the intricacies of performance management, talent management and leadership development, the book shows business leaders how to improve strategy execution and interact with the board.

Structured in three parts, the book covers:

* The globalization of business and its impact on strategy, structure, operating processes and culture

* Global team-based organization and change leadership, using the in-depth case study of APC, a company that reinvented the Pharma business model

* The reinvention and changing role of HR in today's global organizations

Written for senior business leaders, HR leaders and managers who are working in or planning to enter a global business environment, Strategic Learning and Leading Change is also ideal for management consultants who advise business and HR leaders on leveraging learning and change with an emphasis on improving strategy execution. It is also a perfect real-world text for students on human resources courses and business MBAs who aspire to drive success in a global business and HR setting.

Author Notes

Stephen John is a consultant who focuses on designing and deploying high-performance organization and human capital development initiatives across a number of industries and geographies

Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Senior Editor's Preface	p. xxix
Acknowledgments	p. xxxi
Part I The Globalization of Business	p. 1
1 Enter Globalization	p. 3
Organizational Identity	p. 3
What is Globalization	p. 7
Defining the 21st-Century Business Enterprise	p. 11
Globalization in Action	p. 13
References	p. 18
2 Challenges in Building Global Organizations	p. 19
A Case at Hand	p. 23
References	p. 37
3 Strategic Learning and Leading Change	p. 39
Strategic Learning and Leading Change Hits the Fashion Industry	p. 41
The LVMH Story	p. 42
A Deeper Look at Strategic Learning and Leading Change	p. 43
Strategic Learning Defined	p. 43
Guiding Principles of Strategic Learning	p. 45
Performance and Development Coaching and Strategic Learning	p. 47
Leading Change	p. 56
References	p. 63
Part II Reinventing Pharma	p. 65
4 Globalizing Pharma - The APC Way	p. 67
The EC Structures Itself for Success	p. 68
The APC Value Proposition	p. 70
Transforming HR	p. 72
APC Reorganizes	p. 79
Global HR Reorganizes	p. 80
Building HR Capabilities	p. 83
The HR Report Card	p. 88
Lessons Learned	p. 91
5 Globalizing R&D - The APC Way	p. 95
Building the Global Team-Based R&D Function	p. 97
The Early Days	p. 99
Enabling Strategy Execution	p. 100
The One Page Strategy	p. 102
Global High-Performing Teams	p. 103
Strategic Learning in R&D	p. 105
Knowledge Sharing in R&D	p. 107
Reference	p. 109
6 Building Global Leadership Capability	p. 111
The Global Leadership Development Task Force (GLDT)	p. 113
Building Global Leadership Education	p. 121
What Group Two Did	p. 124
References	p. 126
7 R&D Leads the APC Culture Change	p. 127
What Is Culture	p. 132
Leading the APC Culture Change	p. 135
References	p. 145
Part III How Global Companies are Reinventing Human Resources	p. 147
8 Reinventing Human Resources	p. 149
HR to the Rescue or Not	p. 150
HR to the Rescue: For Real	p. 152
Earning Your Seat at the Table	p. 159
The 100 Day Commitment	p. 166
References	p. 170
Epilogue	p. 173
Index	p. 181

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