The Bending Moment: Energizing Corporate Business Strategy

This book draws upon the idea that internal and external pressures and stresses can result in a change in the shape and form of the organization, the bending moment. It suggests the importance of a holistic business strategy as a crucial part of building for success in the complexity of the market place and relates this to a range of themes and topics including mergers and acquisitions, risk management, leadership and change management.

DAVID E. HAWKINS is Director of Project Operations for PSL. He has an extensive career in projects and procurement, particularly in the construction industry, working in many parts of the world. He has developed training programmes and has been a leading speaker in the field of exploiting relationship management through effective leadership and strategy development. He is also a regular contributor to professional magazines and journals and joint author, with Shan Rajagopal of, Sun Tzu and the Project Battleground published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2004.