Fast Company

Fast Company is co-authored by Luo Bo, an expert in organization and talent management, and Li Shichen, a consultant. It focuses on a group of high-growth Chinese companies that "run fast," discussing the organizational and talent problems they encounter during rapid expansion. Starting from industrial upgrading and growth curves, the book points out that in competition where speed is paramount, whether entrepreneurs can accurately step onto the second growth curve determines whether a company continues to accelerate or stalls midway. In its analytical framework, the book proposes that strategy, organization, and talent form an execution iron triangle: first clarify organizational and talent strategy, then break the strategic blueprint into executable consensus; it then discusses mechanisms such as strategy consensus meetings, strategy iteration meetings, and business analysis meetings so that strategy is repeatedly recalibrated amid rapid change. The organization design section covers the choice of control models and the value positioning of headquarters, illustrated with the organizational design for nurturing new businesses. The key talent section covers talent planning and review, new employee integration, high-inflow and high-outflow employee turnover, and the selection, development, use, and retention of middle managers and leading talents. The book pairs plain language with corporate and consulting cases, balancing theoretical explanation with operational tools, aiming to help entrepreneurs and managers in rapid-growth stages build an adjustable, iterable organization and talent system so that companies maintain speed without stalling in organizational capability.