Josh Leibner and Gershon Mader on the Power of Strategic Commitment

Published: Jan 24, 2019

For over 30 years, Rosabeth Moss Kanter has been a leading thinker in strategy, innovation and change management. Among her bestselling influential books are The Change Masters, Men and Women of the Corporation, and Confidence. Her new book is titled SuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, and Social Good. In SuperCorp, Kanter looks at the emerging best practices of twenty-first century business, and the management skills required to get there. Rosabeth Moss Kanter holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship at Harvard Business School, where she specializes in strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. Her strategic and practical insights have guided leaders of large and small organizations worldwide for over 25 years, through teaching, writing, and direct consultation to major corporations and governments. The former Editor of Harvard Business Review (1989-1992), Professor Kanter has been named to lists of the "50 most powerful women in the world" (Times of London), and the "50 most influential business thinkers in the world" (Accenture and Thinkers 50 research). In 2001, she received the Academy of Management's Distinguished Career Award for her scholarly contributions to management knowledge, and in 2002 was named "Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year" by the World Teleport Association. For additional training on this topic, consider these AMA seminars: * Igniting Commitment: Engaging Employees for Breakthrough Performance * Critical Thinking * AMA's Advanced Executive Leadership Program * Leadership and Team Development for Managerial Success To learn more, read these AMACOM Books: * Smarts by Chuck Martin, Peg Dawson, Richard GuareMost managers and executives don’t have a clear system for ensuring the support they need from those around them. In The Power of Strategic Commitment (AMACOM), authors Josh Leibner and Gershon Mader advise on how improve strategic processes by enlisting the support of managers, employees, boards, suppliers, investors, and others. The book outlines the key factors that determine commitment, providing powerful ways to build buy-in that cost nothing.AMA_Edgewise_0929.mp3