The business landscape is changing. No longer are incumbent players with legacy technology leading the way. Instead, it is the companies that can pivot quickly that will succeed in the future. In Getting to Nimble, Peter High not only diagnoses why leaders fail – he also provides examples of many companies that were able to turn downturns into opportunities for success. Peter’s recommendations on the steps to take related to people, processes, technology, ecosystems, and strategy provide an actionable playbook for CEOs, CIOs, CDOs, and others to follow.

Since I first collaborated with Peter High nearly a decade ago, he has been a source of wisdom for me. In his book, Getting to Nimble, Peter offers a synthesis of some of his most important thoughts for companies around the world that are grappling with how to create organizations that do well for the long term. By following his methodology and the examples he provides, your organization will be successful at meeting the disruptive changes that come your way.

One of the biggest challenges an organization faces as it grows is how to remain nimble. There are many forces at work in large corporations that layer in bureaucracy and attempt to mute its entrepreneurial spirit. In today’s world, a company’s technology is particularly vulnerable to falling behind and hindering marketplace agility. In Getting to Nimble, Peter High shows how technology is essential to any company’s ability to adapt at the speed required by today’s constantly changing market forces.

Peter High has the context to write a much-needed guidebook to the innovation journey, focused on the vast majority of great companies who are "digital immigrants," not digital natives. His survey of the most relevant areas of disruption (and therefore, innovation) in our time is peppered with insightful stories from recent technology history and practical frameworks. It's a must read for business and technology executives in the age of unprecedented pace of change.

Information technology's advancement is the story of our time. I have witnessed its revolutionary change to nearly every sector of our economy first-hand from my perch leading a $6 billion research university and among the several global institutions and companies that partner with UC San Diego. In Getting to Nimble, Peter High showcases one way to take control of the change rather than allowing the change to control you. CEOs, academics, and technology and digital executives will benefit greatly from the playbook provided in this important work.