Mastering the 7 Essentials of High-Growth Companies: Effective Lessons to Grow Your Business

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xvii

PART ONE Achieving Growth during Challenging Times

Companies That Are Redefining Growth 3

Your Revenue Growth Blueprint 13

PART TWO The 7 Essentials of High-Growth Companies

The 7 Essentials 27

Applying the 7 Essentials as a Positive Feedback System 59

Three Big Boulders on the Path to Growth—And How to Clear Them Away 73

PART THREE The 7 Essentials in Action

The Emergence of the Global 7 Essentials 89

Blueprint . . . or Blue Print: Same Story, Same Values 93

Applying the 7 Essentials at HCL Technologies 103

HCL’s Blue Print for Continued Exponential Growth 119

PART FOUR A Blueprint to Achieve High Growth

Create Your 7 Essentials Action Plan 131

Build Your 7 Essentials Roadmap 147

Insights to Actions 151

The 7 Essentials for Start-Up Companies 163

PART FIVE A Growth Calling

Identify Your Growth Calling 169

Essential Leadership Pillars 173

Your Journey Begins with Three Steps 191

Notes 197

Index 199