Enterprise Playbook
The groundbreaking workbook for strategists, doers and designers. A book by company companions GmbH
Navigating companies safely in unknown worlds
Ready to break new ground and overcome crises with clarity?
The Enterprise Playbook is a practice-oriented guide for managers to navigate companies through the uncertainties of our time. It offers valuable impulses and concrete tools for developing strategies, organizing collaboration in a resilient way, successfully anchoring leadership and shaping corporate culture in a targeted manner.
This is no ordinary handbook, but a dynamic work that invites you to experiment and tailor it to your individual needs. This book is the perfect companion for leaders on their journey through the unknown and offers practical tools for mastering the challenges of everyday life. A book for all those seeking innovative and unconventional ways to make their organizations resilient and future-proof.
Ready to break new ground and navigate crises with clarity?
#1
STRATEGY
Directional decision with ongoing adjustment
Strategy processes often first need a reorganization of the planning process and the creation of a common understanding - so that it is immediately clear what the "no go's" are. Finally, the value of the strategy becomes apparent in the prioritization, the implementation of ambitions and the handling of conflicting goals.
#2
ORGANIZATION
Understanding
as a living organism
The development of a flexible, adaptable organization, effective collaboration and trust in teams is emphasized.
#3
GUIDE
The lubricant for successful collaboration
Five core tasks of leadership that contribute to the viability of the organization, such as decision-making, growth through trust and the balance between renewal and preservation.
#4
CORPORATE
CULTURE
As an implicit result
Building a culture that sees uncertainty as an opportunity and promotes continuous adaptation.
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The book impresses with its many concrete contents, such as a list of questions for analyzing the corporate culture, a five-step plan for anchoring successful leadership in everyday corporate life or the presentation of contemporary decision-making processes such as the consensus process.
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Newsletter #52: Soft Factors
In a world marked by constant change, even a brief greeting can build a bridge—between places, people, and perspectives. Such small connections foster a sense of belonging and are the first step toward shaping uncertainty together.
Newsletter #51: AI and the World of Work
The role of humans is changing: Instead of doing things ourselves, we are increasingly delegating, evaluating, and managing—a new skill set that fundamentally challenges learning and education. AI delivers fast, seemingly sound results, but it is not free from errors or nonsense. What will be crucial is how we, as humans, learn to deal with these uncertainties and use AI responsibly as a partner.
Newsletter #50 So what? Disorder as a Value
What Europe is experiencing today as a new disorder is the familiar norm elsewhere: a world shaped by pragmatic action and shifting alliances, where rule-based orders coexist with opportunistic improvisation. The paradise of reliability is fading, and we must learn to renegotiate the balance between stable architects and flexible craftsmen.
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