Fit for Growth

PRAISE FOR FIT for GROWTH

"Building a company for growth requires efficiency, confidence, and innovation. What I love about this book is how accurately it captures the business world in which we live. Based on their vast experience, the authors offer valuable perspective on how to ensure your organization's competitive fitness for the future."
—RICHARD ASHWORTH, President of Pharmacy and Retail Operations for Walgreens

"Growth-oriented companies have the foresight, courage, and discipline to focus on what truly brings distinctive value to their customers, making tough trade-offs to invest in and execute only those ideas with the greatest impact for their customers. Fit for Growth expertly and succinctly details how organizations need to work, think, and act differently to align their growth agendas with their cost agendas and ensure profitable and sustainable growth."
—KRISTI SAVACOOL, CEO of Aon Hewitt

"Fit for Growth is a comprehensive guide for any organization searching for accelerated growth, especially in a low-growth environment. The book's practical examples provide clarity on how efficiency, cost consciousness, and strategy can be combined in a stimulating way."
—DR. WOLFGANG BÜCHELE, CEO of Linde AG

"Fit for Growth reminds us that strategic clarity and coherence set companies apart, but that choices on efficiency and focus are required to drive investments in strategy and maximize shareholder returns."
—SEAN CONNOLLY, President and CEO of ConAgra Foods

"Fit for Growth provides excellent insights on how to strike the right balance of driving a growth agenda while staying cost competitive, including not only a conceptual framework but also hands-on, practical, and highly relevant implementation guidance."
—DR. RAINER MARTENS, Member of the Executive Board and COO of MTU Aero Engines AG

"Having lived in the trenches with the authors, I came to know the full price of clutter and complexity. Fit for Growth is a blueprint for reigniting growth and unlocking value that has been tested in many of the deepest trenches—a real reminder that growth is about purpose, simplicity, and discipline."
—JOHN BERISFORD, President of S&P Global Ratings

"Fit for Growth provides excellent guidance to executives who want to drive profitable growth and align winning strategies with a sound cost structure and operating model. Tangible examples and practical techniques show how to provide the leadership required in a forward-thinking, cost-effective, and operationally sound organization."
—SANDRA M. VOLPE, SVP of Strategic Planning, Communications, and Contractor Relations for FedEx Ground