When the Growing Gets Tough

Growth is imperative. It is possible in nearly all sectors. But it is perilous. Which of the many avenues to growth will create lasting value? 

This eBook offers BCG's thinking on how to chart a winning growth path.

Table of Contents

• When the Growing Gets Tough, the Tough Get Growing
  Three starting positions suggest three approaches to growth.
• Taking a Portfolio Approach to Growth Investments
  Four steps ensure that your capital allocation will deliver on your corporate growth ambition.
• Growth for Free: Embracing the Go-to-Market Revolution
  How to harness technological and customer change to transform marketing and sales performance.
• Time to Reengage with, Not Retreat from, Emerging Markets
  Companies should double down on, not scale back in emerging markets.
• Rethinking Your Innovation System
  Five organizing principles can help companies sharpen their innovation edge.
• Lessons from Successful Serial Acquirers 
  Successful serial acquirers achieve more growth and create more value from M&A. What three things distinguish them?
• Driving Growth with Business Model Innovation
  Four archetypes characterize how business model innovation drives growth and durable competitive advantage.
• Organizing for Growth
  How to avoid and overcome the people and organizational shortcomings that derail growth initiatives.