Value-Creating Growth

THOMAS L. DOORLEY heads Deloitte Consulting's Global GrowthInitiative and provides strategic counsel on growth to leaders ofglobal enterprises. As the founder of Braxton Associates, DeloitteConsulting's rapidly growing global strategy practice, he has dealtwith growth first-hand. An internationally accomplished consultantand innovator of growth methodologies, Doorley's work has appearedin the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and other leadingbusiness publications. He is also co-author of Teaming Up for the90's. JOHN M. DONOVAN is Deloitte & Touche's global leader ofvalue-based management (VBM) and heads the firm's strategy practicein the mid-western United States. As a leading practitioner in VBM,Donovan has worked with multinational companies around the world.He is co-author of the acclaimed book, The Value Enterprise.

"Value-Creating Growth is a hard-hitting, plain-speaking volumethat answers the most critical question on the minds of businessleaders today: 'How can we grow and grow profitably?' A rigorousand practical guide to the best practices of profitable growth."--Richard E. Cavanagh, president and CEO, The ConferenceBoard "Doorley gives away what most consultants would charge a fortunefor: Not just a consultation on why a growth strategy makes sense,but finely detailed, step-by-step instructions on how any sizebusiness can do it." --Robert J. Teufel, president, Rodale Press

• The Authors. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part One: Beginning the Journey. 1. Growth: The High-Performance Engine. 2. The Growth System: Three Cornerstones of Success. 3. Growth Commitment: The Will to Sustain Growth. 4. Growth Strategy: How To Build and Manage Your ValuableFormula. 5. Growth Capability: How To Build the Foundations for SustainedGrowth. Part Two: Aligning the Enterprise. 6. The Growth Diagnostic: Your Growth Fitness. 7. The Growth Challenge: Transformation to GrowthInitiatives. Part Three: Reaching the Destination. 8. When Growth Becomes Process: What Growth Looks Like. 9. Epilogue. Appendix A: Notes on Methodology. Appendix B: Growth Related Source Material. Appendix C: Takeaways. Notes. Index.