"The nine core strategies that will help companies thrive in the face of new disruptive forces--by delivering winning value propositions to customers, building competitive and resilent operations and agile organizations, attracting quality digital talent, and improving the communities around them." -- inside front jacket flap
Beyond Great will give readers everywhere the strategies they need to navigate a daunting new era of technological, economic, and social change. Supported by years of research and hands-on consulting practice, it will present a comprehensive framework for building a high performing, adaptive, and socially responsible global company.The book begins by taking an incisive look at the disruptive forces transforming globalization, including economic nationalism; the boom in data flows and digital commerce; the rise of China; heightened public concerns about capitalism and the environment; and the emergence of borderless communities of digitally connected consumers. The authors then offer nine core strategies that will help businesses today address and exploit these forces.Through compelling stories from real companies that have used these strategies to make change, Beyond Great argues that leaders today must evince a new kind of flexibility and light-footedness, constantly layering in new strategies and operational norms atop existing ones to allow for "always-on" transformation. Leaders must master a whole new set of rules about what it takes to be "global," becoming shapeshifters adept at handling contradiction, multiplicity, and nuance. This book will show them how.
For the past four decades, a resilient strand of contemporary art has emerged, where artists embrace the natural environment as their context and inspiration, distinct from traditional landscape painting. This work showcases six significant contemporary artists who engage with the landscape, utilizing natural materials and processes. Their methods emphasize observation and reflection rather than intrusion, setting them apart from the American Land Art movement. Herman de Vries, Chris Drury, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Nikolaus Lang, Richard Long, and Giuseppe Pennone, while not belonging to a specific school, share a deep empathy for nature and a commitment to working outside urban modernist contexts. Interviews with the artists, conducted by William Furlong, reveal diverse motivations and striking similarities in their concerns and methods. An introductory essay by Mel Gooding situates these artists within historical and contemporary frameworks, discussing others like Josef Beuys and Andy Goldsworthy. This richly illustrated book addresses the need for more information on a field of contemporary art that, despite its warm reception, often remains inaccessible to the public due to its character and remote locations. It is essential reading for those interested in contemporary European art and will appeal to anyone drawn to the natural environment.
Kat. Ausst. Kunstraum München, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus München, Kunsthalle Bremen, Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken, Institut für Auslandbeziehungen Stuttgart, Daedalus Wien. München: Kunstraum München / Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, 1991. Texte von Helmut Friedel, Nikolaus Lang, Celia Lang, Günter Metken, Bernice Murphy, Christine Tacke, Siegried Salzmann. Werkverzeichnis 1986–1989 von Nikolaus Lang (dt. und engl.). 144 Seiten, 109 Abb., davon 102 in Farbe. 28,6 x 22 cm. Hardcover. ISBN 978-3-923874-69-9 (3-923874-69-3)