Fit for Growth

Acknowledgments

This book represents the collective thought leadership, dedication to client service, and over 100 years of experience in what is now PwC Strategy&, formerly known as Booz & Company. This book would not be possible were it not for the expertise, foresight, and mentorship of partners that came before us and laid the groundwork that formed much of our thinking.

This project also could not have become a reality without the wisdom, vision, and experience of our PwC Strategy& colleagues today. A special thank you to Miles Everson, Mohamed Kande, Ash Unwin, Les Moeller, Joachim Rotering, and Mike Connolly, for believing in our concept and providing what it took to make it happen.

We are fortunate to work with many brilliant colleagues, present and past, whose wisdom and insights have shaped the performance of countless companies and industries. Among these colleagues, several have been working on some of the ideas in this book for years, and have contributed to developing or enhancing them. Gary Neilson has ushered in new thinking on organization design; DeAnne Aguirre and Jon Katzenbach have shown how to evolve an organization's culture in a practical way and enable change; Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi have crystallized the role of capabilities in the success of companies; and Jaya Pandrangi, Matt Mani, and Ashok Divakaran are among the initial leaders on the Fit for Growth idea. They have helped pave the way.

We want to recognize the experts in our firm who ...