Leader's Edge: An interview with Jim Champy

Thought leader, author and consultant, Jim Champy is one of the most influential business thinkers. His first book, Reengineering the Corporation, sold more than 3 million copies and much like its sub-title, became a “manifesto” which drove many, if not thousands, CEOs and managers to re-shape the way their businesses operated. Mr. Champy is now the chairman of Perot Systems’ consulting practice. Above all, perhaps, Mr. Champy values counter-intuitive thinking, a quality that underlines the success of the eight entrepreneurs and start ups he profiles in his latest book, Outsmart! How To Do What Your Competitors Can’t (FT Press). The book serves up a series of lessons that smart leaders will want to apply to their own business.