Beyond Digital

Two world-renowned strategists detail the seven leadership imperatives for transforming companies for success in the digital era.

Yes, the world is chaotic, and no one knows the details of where we're headed. But leaders must not let themselves be held hostage by fear. More than ever, you need to take charge and write your vision for your company's future. This book is your guide.

For companies to succeed in the digital age, executives must reimagine their businesses before they reimagine being digital. They must courageously shed the past to rethink their place in the world and how they compete and collaborate with others to create value.

Companies need to undergo a fundamental transformation, building a new type of competitive advantage—one that is fueled by scale in their differentiating capabilities. They must focus on the few capabilities that power their value proposition. And they must be measurably better than their competitors.

In their new book, Paul Leinwand and Mahadeva Matt Mani, both members of the PwC US partnership and its Strategy& global team, help leaders navigate these profound and historic shifts and provide a road map for reshaping their companies. Building on a major new body of research, along with case studies of companies on the vanguard of this major shift, the authors identify the seven imperatives that leaders must follow as the digital age continues to evolve:

Reimagine your company's place in the world

Build privileged insights into your customers

Create value through ecosystems

Break up the traditional organization

Reposition your leadership team

Reinvent the social contract with your people

Disrupt your own leadership approach

Together, these seven imperatives comprise a playbook for designing and executing the transformations that are required for companies to succeed in the digital age.