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organizational-capabilities

The collective skills and competencies developed within an organization to effectively execute leadership directives.

2 chapters across 2 books

Xi Jinping’s Governance and the Future of China (2017)Zhou Xinmin

Chapter 5

The foreword of Zhou Xinmin's book highlights the importance of effective leadership in managing a vast organization like China, emphasizing the need to communicate and implement President Xi Jinping's governance philosophy throughout the Communist Party of China (CPC). It positions the book as both a theoretical and practical guide for CPC leaders and global stakeholders to understand and apply Xi's leadership principles in governance and international relations.

The Innovator’s Dilemma (1997)Clayton M. Christensen

Chapter 7 discusses a different approach to strategy and planning that recognizes the law that the right markets, and the

Chapter 7 introduces discovery-based planning, a strategic approach that accepts uncertainty in market selection and strategy effectiveness, encouraging managers to plan for learning and adaptation rather than relying on forecasts. It also presents the principle that an organization's capabilities, rooted in its processes and values, inherently define its disabilities, highlighting that these capabilities are context-dependent and not easily transferable even when personnel are flexible.