The Granularity of Growth: How to Identify the Sources of Growth and Drive Enduring Company Performance

Special thanks vi

Acknowledgements vii

Preface ix

Introduction: Grow or go 1

Part I Your growth ambition 13

1 A granular world 17

2 Understanding your company’s performance 31

3 Firing on multiple cylinders 47

4 A granular company 55

Part II Your growth direction 67

5 Firing on momentum 71

6 Firing on M&A 83

7 Firing on share gain 99

8 Mapping your growth direction 111

9 To move or not to move? 123

Part III Your growth architecture 133

10 The architecture of growth 137

11 Looking in the mirror 153

12 A blueprint for granularity 163

13 Building scale platforms 175

14 Cluster-based growth 187

Conclusion: Choosing to lead growth 205

Appendix 1: Growth and value 211

Appendix 2: Two ways to grow, two ways to go 219

Bibliography 227

Index 237