Leading a competitive company: critical behaviors for competing and winning

Abstract

Purpose

To share key findings about how to compete and win from the Leading Performance Improvement and Corporate Transformation Research Program.

Design/methodology/approach

The research program compares the approaches of the most and least successful companies to identify critical success factors for competing and winning.

Findings

Most of the critical success factors are behavioral. The attitudes, approaches, perspectives and priorities of those who succeed ensure they win the battle to change, break free of past constraints, re‐invent and grow.

Practical implications

By presenting winning behaviors the article allows those in struggling companies to identify behaviors and approaches that might increase their prospects of success.

Originality/value

Gives guidance in terms of what to do to become a winner.

Citation

Coulson‐Thomas, C. (2005), "Leading a competitive company: critical behaviors for competing and winning", Strategic Direction, Vol. 21 No. 8, pp. 3-5. https://doi.org/10.1108/02580540510606602