To thrive in a world where networks

of companies increasingly compete with other networks managers can no longer focus solely on excellence in planning and execution. In The Spider's Strategy, top business consultant Amit S. Mukherjee provides the tools you need to sense and respond to unexpected events. He shows why and how managers in your company must apply four powerful "Design Principles" today

. Change everyday work practices by

embedding "sense and response" within your normal plan-and-executive processes 

. Promote collaboration across partner companies by establishing practical mechanisms that make "win-win" a basis for action not an empty slogan. 

. Ensure that work really teachers by ring the culture, processes, and organizational structure to improve your company's ability to learn.

. Implement those key technological capabilities that allow the network to function seamlessly.

The heart of this book includes provern implementation advice based on conversations. with successful innovators at HP, Nokia , and beyond. Mukherjee offers new insight into everything from work practices to culture and corporate organization and shows how to

overcome even the most stubborn obstacles to effective collaboration amongst Partners.