The Secrets To Successful Strategy Execution

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  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Execution Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, Charles Burck, 2009-11-10 #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • More than two million copies in print! The premier resource for how to deliver results in an uncertain world, whether you’re running an entire company or in your first management job. “A must-read for anyone who cares about business.”—The New York Times When Execution was first published, it changed the way we did our jobs by focusing on the critical importance of “the discipline of execution”: the ability to make the final leap to success by actually getting things done. Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan now reframe their empowering message for a world in which the old rules have been shattered, radical change is becoming routine, and the ability to execute is more important than ever. Now and for the foreseeable future: • Growth will be slower. But the company that executes well will have the confidence, speed, and resources to move fast as new opportunities emerge. • Competition will be fiercer, with companies searching for any possible advantage in every area from products and technologies to location and management. • Governments will take on new roles in their national economies, some as partners to business, others imposing constraints. Companies that execute well will be more attractive to government entities as partners and suppliers and better prepared to adapt to a new wave of regulation. • Risk management will become a top priority for every leader. Execution gives you an edge in detecting new internal and external threats and in weathering crises that can never be fully predicted. Execution shows how to link together people, strategy, and operations, the three core processes of every business. Leading these processes is the real job of running a business, not formulating a “vision” and leaving the work of carrying it out to others. Bossidy and Charan show the importance of being deeply and passionately engaged in an organization and why robust dialogues about people, strategy, and operations result in a business based on intellectual honesty and realism. With paradigmatic case histories from the real world—including examples like the diverging paths taken by Jamie Dimon at JPMorgan Chase and Charles Prince at Citigroup—Execution provides the realistic and hard-nosed approach to business success that could come only from authors as accomplished and insightful as Bossidy and Charan.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: The Economist: Successful Strategy Execution Michel Syrett, 2012-04-05 Strategy-to-performance gaps foster a culture of under-performance Unrealistic plans create the expectation throughout the organisation that plans simply will not be fulfilled. This book shows how to overcome such failings and implement strategy effectively. Common failings include: Companies rarely track their performance against long-term plans - less than 15% of companies make it a regular practice to go back and compare the business' results with the performance forecast for each business unit in its prior years' strategic results Results rarely meet projections - when companies do track performance, it rarely matches the prior years' projection. The consequence is year-after-year of under-performance relative to the original plan A lot of value is lost in translation - a combination of poor communications, misapplied resources, limited accountability and lack of information creates an in-built strategy-to-performance gap
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Making It Happen Rebecca Stephens MBE, 2021-11-25 “An inspiring and informative read” - Financial Times Shortlisted for the Business Book Awards 2022 In Making It Happen, Rebecca Stephens argues that the successful implementation of strategy often comes down to one individual – an individual with a clear, unswerving commitment to the cause, coupled with excellent leadership and communication skills. We all have the power within us to create change and get things done, even against the odds. With a variety of case studies and an eclectic selection of interviewees, this book champions diversity of thought and the importance of gleaning practical and actionable insights from a broad array of perspectives and experiences. And making things happen is more important now than ever. Virtually every organization, institution and business is in desperate need of a practical and actionable strategy to find their way through these difficult times with minimal disruption. According to the Project Management Institute, 37% of projects fail due to the lack of defined project objectives and milestones. Yet there are rare exceptions to this widespread failure to effectively strategize. This book tells the stories of individuals whose extraordinary efforts and persistence have resulted in successful strategy execution. Interestingly, most have effected change not just to the benefit of themselves or their organization, but to broader society too. And most work in organizations that are typically steeped in tradition and resistant to change: the civil service, the UN, the medical industry, education, financial services, and long-established multi-national corporations. Rebecca Stephens interviews these individuals and uncovers the secrets behind their success, while also drawing upon her own eclectic experiences in implementing strategy – from both her corporate and journalism career and her time as a revered mountaineer. Making it Happen demonstrates that it's a sense of purpose, conviction and optimism – combined with strong commitment and the ability to influence and persuade – that leads to the successful implementation and execution of strategy.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Leadership as a Framework for Successful Strategy Implementation Holger F. Bodenmüller, 2014-05-01 Dieses Buch gibt Ihnen eine Antwort auf die Frage: Was ist Organisationales Lernen? Was verhindert und was fördert Organisationales Lernen? Sie werden eingeladen das Phänomen des Organisationalen Lernens aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln zu betrachten. Aus der eines Experten für Unternehmenskultur, aus der eines Mikropolitikers, aus der eines Wissensmanagers und aus der eines Kybernetikers. Wir beginnen mit der Perspektive eines Informations- und Wahrnehmungsexperten und der eines Forschers, der daran glaubt, dass die Anpassungsfähigkeit eines Unternehmens das Fundament für die Zukunftsfähigkeit jeder Organisation ist. Sie finden die Namen großer Praktiker und Theoretiker, die mit ihrer Art das Phänomen „Organisation“ zu beschreiben nachhaltig zu einem Verständnis dazu beigetragen haben, was in Organisationen täglich Sinnvolles oder sinnlos Erscheinendes passiert. Im Rahmen einer empirischen Studie wurden Dimensionen des Organisationalen Lernens mit dem betriebsinternen Innovationsmanagement abgeglichen. Das untersuchte Unternehmen hatte sich fest vorgenommen durch die Einführung neuer Prozesse und Tools, die „Time to Market“ zu halbieren. Tatsächlich ist aber genau das Gegenteil eingetreten. Der Begriff des Organisationalen Lernens scheint aus der Mode gekommen zu sein. Auf der anderen Seite gibt es kaum einen holistischeren Ansatz, der dabei helfen kann, die Realität in Organisationen zu verstehen und im Sinne des Unternehmenserfolgs zu gestalten.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Results Bruce A. Pasternack, Gary L. Neilson, 2005-10-18 Every company has a personality. Does yours help or hinder your results? Does it make you fit for growth? Find out by taking the quiz that’s helped 50,000 people better understand their organizations at OrgDNA.com and to learn more about Organizational DNA. Just as you can understand an individual’s personality, so too can you understand a company’s type—what makes it tick, what’s good and bad about it. Results explains why some organizations bob and weave and roll with the punches to consistently deliver on commitments and produce great results, while others can’t leave their corner of the ring without tripping on their own shoelaces. Gary Neilson and Bruce Pasternack help you identify which of the seven company types you work for—and how to keep what’s good and fix what’s wrong. You’ll feel the shock of recognition (“That’s me, that’s my company”) as you find out whether your organization is: • Passive-Aggressive (“everyone agrees, smiles, and nods, but nothing changes”): entrenched underground resistance makes getting anything done like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall • Fits-and-Starts (“let 1,000 flowers bloom”): filled with smart people pulling in different directions • Outgrown (“the good old days meet a brave new world”): reacts slowly to market developments, since it’s too hard to run new ideas up the flagpole • Overmanaged (“we’re from corporate and we’re here to help”): more reporting than working, as managers check on their subordinates’ work so they can in turn report to their bosses • Just-in-Time (“succeeding, but by the skin of our teeth”): can turn on a dime and create real breakthroughs but also tends to burn out its best and brightest • Military Precision (“flying in formation”): executes brilliant strategies but usually does not deal well with events not in the playbook • Resilient (“as good as it gets”): flexible, forward-looking, and fun; bounces back when it hits a bump in the road and never, ever rests on its laurels For anyone who’s ever said, “Wow, that’s a great idea, but it’ll never happen here” or “Whew, we pulled it off again, but I’m tired of all this sprinting,” Results provides robust, practical ideas for becoming and remaining a resilient business. Also available as an eBook From the Hardcover edition.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy Michael E. Porter, Harvard Business Review, 2011 Business.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Excellence in Execution Robin Speculand, 2017-02-21 Provides leaders the knowledge, tools and skills to achieve excellence in execution of their strategy, from one of the global pioneers and leading experts in the field
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Playing to Win A.G. Lafley, Roger L. Martin, 2013-02-05 A Wall Street Journal and Washington Post Bestseller A playbook for creating your company's winning strategy. Strategy is not complex. But it is hard. It’s hard because it forces people and organizations to make specific choices about their future—something that doesn’t happen in most companies. Now two of today’s best-known business thinkers get to the heart of strategy—explaining what it’s for, how to think about it, why you need it, and how to get it done. And they use one of the most successful corporate turnarounds of the past century, which they achieved together, to prove their point. A.G. Lafley, former CEO of Procter & Gamble, in close partnership with strategic adviser Roger Martin, doubled P&G’s sales, quadrupled its profits, and increased its market value by more than $100 billion in just ten years. Now, drawn from their years of experience at P&G and the Rotman School of Management, where Martin is dean, this book shows how leaders in organizations of all sizes can guide everyday actions with larger strategic goals built around the clear, essential elements that determine business success—where to play and how to win. The result is a playbook for winning. Lafley and Martin have created a set of five essential strategic choices that, when addressed in an integrated way, will move you ahead of your competitors. They are: • What is our winning aspiration? • Where will we play? • How will we win? • What capabilities must we have in place to win? • What management systems are required to support our choices? The stories of how P&G repeatedly won by applying this method to iconic brands such as Olay, Bounty, Gillette, Swiffer, and Febreze clearly illustrate how deciding on a strategic approach—and then making the right choices to support it—makes the difference between just playing the game and actually winning.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, 2013-06-04 Now a Major Motion Picture Directed by George Clooney The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about the American Olympic rowing triumph in Nazi Germany—from the author of Facing the Mountain. For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times—the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant. It was an unlikely quest from the start. With a team composed of the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington’s eight-oar crew team was never expected to defeat the elite teams of the East Coast and Great Britain, yet they did, going on to shock the world by defeating the German team rowing for Adolf Hitler. The emotional heart of the tale lies with Joe Rantz, a teenager without family or prospects, who rows not only to regain his shattered self-regard but also to find a real place for himself in the world. Drawing on the boys’ own journals and vivid memories of a once-in-a-lifetime shared dream, Brown has created an unforgettable portrait of an era, a celebration of a remarkable achievement, and a chronicle of one extraordinary young man’s personal quest.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: The Wealth of Knowledge Thomas A. Stewart, 2003-08-19 In Thomas A. Stewart’s bestselling first book, Intellectual Capital, he redefined the priorities of businesses around the world, demonstrating that the most important assets companies own today are often not tangible goods, equipment, financial capital, or market share, but the intangibles: patents, the knowledge of workers, and the information about customers and channels and past experience that a company has in its institutional memory. Now in his new book, The Wealth of Knowledge, Stewart--widely acknowledged as the world’s leading expert on working with intellectual capital in today’s knowledge economy--reveals how today’s companies are applying the concept of intellectual capital into day-to-day operations to dramatically increase their success in the marketplace. Arguing that companies can make untold millions of dollars by managing knowledge more effectively--and save millions more--Stewart offers executives and managers compelling accounts of how leading companies around the world are successfully tackling the practical issues involved in today’s knowledge economy. The heart of the book is a revolutionary 4-step preocess that shows how to put intellectual capital to work to improve performance and profitablity, as well as manage knowledge processes. He goes on to discuss how companies can better utilize their current assets and enhance their knowledge resources for the future. Questioning many of the assumptions that have ruled business in the twentieth century, he addresses such critical and fundamental issues as why companies exist, how they should be organized and how people should be compensated. With his customary fearlessness and foresight, he plunges into the thick of the controversial arena of measuring and accounting, as well-an increasingly difficult task when a corporation’s assets are intangible. The Wealth of Knowledge not only sets out the latest thinking in creating and managing knowledge assets, but provides a detailed course of action for corporations trying to navigate their way in the world of knowledge economy.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Strategy Execution for Performance Excellence (UUM Press) Haim Hilman Abdullah , Narentheren Kaliappen, 2017-01-01 Strategy Execution for Performance Excellence is a strategic book that is meant for two target groups. The first is for students studying management and business administration; both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, where it is meant to be used as a capstone course after the students have been exposed to the various functioning areas of management. The second is for readers and practitioners who seek essential knowledge on strategic management. The book can help to understand the right strategy execution and confront the indeed main challenges you face in implementing strategies. This book focuses on execution – the business and functional level strategies needed to make strategy work and achieve performance excellence. If you are striving you can use the great strategic message in this book to achieve excellent performance and shape your organization’s future. Covering eight chapters, the book covers topic such as an introduction to strategy execution, theory based understanding, performance excellence, competitive strategy, strategic flexibility, sourcing strategy, effective strategy execution model and winning business success formula. We are explaining winning business success formula for the managers that we believe they can apply in their companies that aims to achieve performance excellence and competitive advantage in the current hyper-competitive business environment. The book presents contents in an accessible style, accompanied by local and global examples and situations. Each chapter starts and ends with knowledge objective, strategic quotes, summary and some review questions.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy (including featured article "What Is Strategy?" by Michael E. Porter) Harvard Business Review, Michael E. Porter, W. Chan Kim, Renée A. Mauborgne, 2011-02-08 Is your company spending too much time on strategy development—with too little to show for it? If you read nothing else on strategy, read these 10 articles (featuring “What Is Strategy?” by Michael E. Porter). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help you catalyze your organization's strategy development and execution. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy will inspire you to: Distinguish your company from rivals Clarify what your company will and won't do Craft a vision for an uncertain future Create blue oceans of uncontested market space Use the Balanced Scorecard to measure your strategy Capture your strategy in a memorable phrase Make priorities explicit Allocate resources early Clarify decision rights for faster decision making This collection of best-selling articles includes: featured article What Is Strategy? by Michael E. Porter, The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy, Building Your Company's Vision, Reinventing Your Business Model, Blue Ocean Strategy, The Secrets to Successful Strategy Execution, Using the Balanced Scorecard as a Strategic Management System, Transforming Corner-Office Strategy into Frontline Action, Turning Great Strategy into Great Performance, and Who Has the D? How Clear Decision Roles Enhance Organizational Performance.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy 2-Volume Collection Harvard Business Review, 2020-04-07 If you read nothing else on strategy, read these definitive articles from Harvard Business Review. Defining--and executing--the best strategy for your company is fraught with challenge. Do you have the right strategy to lead your company into the future? HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy 2-Volume Collection provides enduring ideas and practical advice on how to accelerate your organization's strategy development and execution. Bringing together HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy, Vol. 1 and HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy, Vol. 2, this collection includes twenty articles selected by HBR's editors and features the indispensable article What is Strategy? by Michael E. Porter. From timeless classics to the latest game-changing ideas from thought leaders W. Chan Kim, Renee Mauborgne, Jim Collins, and more, HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy 2-Volume Collection will inspire you to: Distinguish your companies from your rivals Reinvent your business model to keep you on the competitive map Craft a vision for an uncertain future Create and capture new markets--and break free from overcrowded ones Clarify decision roles for faster decision making See the growing relevance of data analytics in your organization Transform your products and services into platforms Identify the signals of future disruption and take steps to avoid it HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Crafting and Executing Strategy Alex Janes, Ciara Sutton, 2017-02-16 This new edition of Craftingand Executing Strategy continues to provide a valuable resource forEuropean readers while embracing new and updated core concepts and key theoriesin strategy. Throughout the text you will find a range of examples thatillustrate how strategy works in the real world and encourage the practicalapplication of learning. Complementing the chapters is a section of new casesproviding in-depth analysis of the challenges of strategic management at arange of companies. This edition includes: • A new 6Ds framework, allowing readers to structure theirapproach to strategic management around the fundamental elements of thestrategy process (Diagnosis, Direction, Decisions and Delivery) and the contextwithin which that process is managed (Dynamism and Disorder). • Opening cases that begin each chapter and feature real-lifebusiness scenarios from companies such as Tinder, Ikea and Victorinox,introducing strategic concepts and theories. • Illustration Capsules, which have been updated to illustratecontemporary business concerns and demonstrate how companies have reactedstrategically, increasing understanding of successful strategies. Companiesfeatured include Burberry, TOMS, Aldi, Novo Nordisk and more. • Key Debates that stimulate classroom discussion and encouragecritical analysis. • Emerging Themes that present contemporary strategicopportunities and issues such as ripple intelligence and technology and neworganizational structures. • A Different View encouraging readers to appreciate differingviewpoints on strategic concepts and theories. • End of chapter cases that capture each chapter’s main theoriesthrough engaging cases on companies such as Adidas and Nike, Lego and Uber. • New recommended reading at the end of each chapter which help tofurther knowledge, including classic texts and advanced reading, and authornotes providing context Connect is McGraw-Hill Education’s learning and teachingenvironment that improves student performance and outcomes while promotingengagement and comprehension of content. New for this edition are interview-style videos, featuring authorAlex Janes in discussion with business leaders, exploring how organizationalstrategy has developed within companies as diverse as Jeep, Levi Strauss, NovoNordisk and a prestigious oil and gas company. The videos are provided infull-length or in segments, with questions aimed at encouraging classroomdiscussion or self-testing. This new edition is available with SmartBook, McGraw-HillEducation’s adaptive, digital tool that tests students’ knowledge of key conceptsand pinpoints the topics on which they need to focus study time. Crafting and Executing Strategy is also available with both TheBusiness Strategy Game and GLO-BUS – the world’sleading business strategy simulations.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Closing the Execution Gap Richard Lepsinger, 2010-05-11 CLOSING THE EXECUTION GAP Once upon a time strategy was king. Leaders immersed themselves in the matter of planning how best to achieve their company's goals. The subject dominated the attention of senior executives and the writings of consultants and management gurus. Experts of various stripes weighed in on how to put strategic planning processes in place and transform employees at all levels into strategic thinkers. Naturally, leaders assumed all this strategizing would pay off. And yet, for too many organizations the promised results never came to pass. Quite simply, they couldn't execute. Now, the business world has shifted its focus to the consistent delivery of results. If an organization can't execute its plans and initiatives, nothing else matters: not the most solid, well thought-out strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even technological breakthroughs that could transform an industry. As it turns out, the conventional wisdom about what it takes to implement strategy and deliver results isn't all that wise. So what really differentiates the companies that are able to get things done day-to-day and deliver consistent results? The answer is found in the pages of Richard Lepsinger's ground-breaking book, Closing the Execution Gap. Based on extensive research and years of practical experience, the book outlines five prerequisites for effective execution and five Bridges that differentiate companies that do it best. It also describes six Bridge Builders leaders at all levels can use to close the execution gap in their company or team and help people get things done. Specifically, it addresses: What really gets in the way of getting things done—for individuals, teams and entire companies What leaders can do to enhance their organization's ability to close the execution gap and achieve solid business results What it takes to consistently execute plans and initiatives at a day-to-day operational level The book features many case studies of companies that have a track record of effective execution (Hewlett-Packard, Costco, Procter & Gamble) and those who have struggled with closing the gap between creating a vision and delivering results (Dell, American Airlines, GM). As the business world becomes more competitive and less forgiving, execution matters more than ever. This is a book for the times we live in—and one that for many companies could mean the difference between success and failure.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Resilience and Strategy Execution in Public Organisations Lorenzo Gios, 2021-06-28 Public organizations are often not at the centre of management studies, at the same time they are the engines of a good functioning society. In this research, organisational resilience and strategy execution are studied in the context of Italian municipalities. The thesis explores traits and characteristics allowing municipalities to successfully adapt to changes. Important results are the practical recommendations that will enable the strengthening of organisational resilience and execution characteristics. In a world where the only constant is change and a pandemic is shuffling the world paradigms, this book might represent an enlightening reading for public managers who want to fulfil the mission of their organisations.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: EBOOK: Crafting and Executing Strategy: The Quest for Competitive Advantage: Concepts and Cases Arthur Thompson, Alex Janes, Margaret Peteraf, Ciara Sutton, John Gamble, A. Strickland, 2013-02-16 Crafting and Executing Strategy has been revised and updated specifically with its European readers in mind. Building upon the success of previous editions, it continues to explain the core concepts and key theories in strategy and illustrate them with practical, managerial examples students can really relate to. Brand new features have been developed to encourage readers to go beyond learning and to apply their knowledge to from a diverse range of real-life scenarios including global brands, SMEs, public sector and not-for-profit organizations.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: HBR's 10 Must Reads Leadership Collection (4 Books) (HBR's 10 Must Reads) Harvard Business Review, Daniel Goleman, Peter F. Drucker, Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Porter, 2016-10-11 Become the leader you want to be. Becoming a great leader takes work. This collection from Harvard Business Review offers the ideas and strategies to help get you there. The HBR’s 10 Must Reads Leadership Collection (4 Books) includes the popular books HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Leadership, HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself, HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Strategy, and HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence. This unique compilation offers insights from world-class experts on the topics most important to your success as a leader—how to inspire others and improve team performance, how to galvanize your organization’s strategy development and execution, and the best ways to chart your own path to professional success. The collection includes forty articles selected by HBR’s editors from renowned thought leaders including Michael Porter, Peter Drucker, John Kotter, Daniel Goleman, W. Chan Kim, and Renée Mauborgne, as well as the bonus award-winning article “How Will You Measure Your Life?” by Clayton Christensen. It’s time to transform yourself from a good manager into a great leader. The HBR’s 10 Must Reads Leadership Collection will help you do just that—and will become an invaluable addition to your management toolkit. HBR’s 10 Must Reads series is the definitive collection of ideas and best practices for aspiring and experienced leaders alike. These books offer essential reading selected from the pages of Harvard Business Review on topics critical to the success of every manager. Each book is packed with advice and inspiration from leading experts such as Clayton Christensen, Peter Drucker, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, John Kotter, Michael Porter, Daniel Goleman, Theodore Levitt, and Rita Gunther McGrath.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Effective Management Dietmar Sternad, 2019-10-30 This brand new textbook has been designed to help your students to acquire or enhance their abilities in leading and developing themselves, others, and organizations. Grounded in the findings of both classic and recent management and leadership research, it translates the theory into rigorous yet practical advice so that students will have the skills to manage effectively and sustainably. The book takes an innovative learner-centric approach, structured around different levels of management from individual effectiveness, through to interpersonal effectiveness, and then team and organizational effectiveness. With a global focus, lively writing style, and an eye on current and future developments, it provides a succinct, accessible, and engaging look at what it means to be a manager. Thanks to its extensive features from thought-provoking questions to global case studies, this textbook will provide you with all the necessary tools to run an introductory management course which prepares students for the managerial challenges of the 21st century.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: StrategyMan vs. the Anti-Strategy Squad Rich Horwath, 2018-09-11 BEST STRATEGY BOOK OF 2018: AXIOM BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS From the New York Times bestselling author on strategy All over the world, strategies are dying. Thousands of businesses face bankruptcy. People’s jobs are at stake. But what is the nefarious force killing them off? And who can save them? Technobody—maker of wearable technologies—is under attack. Its strategic plan is slowly being killed by the top strategy villains every company faces: bad meetings (Meeting Menace), fire drills (Fire Driller), silos (Silo-Clops), too many priorities (Dr. Yes), and many others. They are members of the Anti-Strategy Squad (A.S.S.), a gang whose mission is to cause mass strategycide and global bankruption. But Technobody will not fail without a fight. Led by its fearless managers and three superheroes—StrategyMan, Innovatara, and Purposeidon—it will summon all of its strategic thinking powers to wage one final war against bad strategy and save its plan. New research shows that the No. 1 most important leadership capability for executives is strategic thinking. Yet, only 3 out of every 10 people are strategic. With the leading cause of business failure being bad strategy, it's critical that you and your team are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and tools to think strategically. In StrategyMan vs. the Anti-Strategy Squad, you'll learn how to: - Develop a common language for strategy - Create a shared understanding of strategy - Design a practical toolkit for strategy - Think strategically on a daily basis - Infuse innovation into your strategies - Facilitate strategy conversations - Lead strategic meetings - Set clear strategic direction - Profitably grow your business - Create competitive advantage ​In today's ultracompetitive market, it's be strategic . . . or be gone.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Aligning Strategy and Sales Frank Cespedes, 2014-08-12 The best sales book of the year — strategy+business magazine That gap between your company’s sales efforts and strategy? It’s real—and a huge vulnerability. Addressing that gap, actionably and with attention to relevant research, is the focus of this book. In Aligning Strategy and Sales, Harvard Business School professor Frank Cespedes equips you to link your go-to-market initiatives with strategic goals. Cespedes offers a road map to articulate strategy in ways that people in the field can understand and that will fuel the behaviors required for profitable growth. Without that alignment, leaders will press for better execution when they need a better strategy, or change strategic direction with great cost and turmoil when they should focus on the basics of sales execution. With thoughtful, clear, and engaging examples, Aligning Strategy and Sales provides a framework for diagnosing and managing the core levers available for effective selling in any organization. It will give you the know-how and tools to move from ideas to action and build a sales effort linked to your firm’s unique goals, not a generic selling formula. Cespedes shows how sales efforts affect all elements of value creation in a business, whether you’re a start-up seeking to scale or an established firm looking to jump-start new growth. The book provides key insights to optimize your firm’s customer management activities and so improve selling and strategy.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: All For One Andrew Sobel, 2009-04-20 Corporate clients are demanding more value from their external advisors, and consolidating their business around a smaller number of firms. These trends are forcing a variety of service providers—from consulting firms to large banks—to confront a series of difficult challenges: How do we create an ‘all-for-one, one-for-all’ culture in which the whole is greater than the sum-of-the-parts and we succeed in leveraging our global network to deliver value to clients? How do we mobilize the right people, resources, and ideas—across a multitude of organizational and geographic boundaries—into each and every client relationship? How do we evolve from a trusted advisor to a trusted partner and build multi-year, institutional relationships? All for One answers these questions with an innovative and comprehensive model for developing enduring, institutional client relationships—what Andrew Sobel refers to as Level 6 Trusted Client Partnerships. It offers readers ten specific strategies that are thoroughly supported by case studies, best practices from leading firms, and implementation tools. The individual professional is principally responsible for five of these strategies, while the firm—the institution—must support and drive the other five. When you successfully execute against all ten of these building blocks, you develop long-term, professional-client partnerships that provide great value to the client and high levels of personal satisfaction and profitability for the service provider.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Market-Led Strategic Change Nigel F. Piercy, 2016-11-03 Market-Led Strategic Change, 5th edition, has been fully revised and updated to reflect the realities of 21st century business and the practical issues for managers in the process of going to market. The world of business has changed dramatically, with a more complex environment, more demanding customers and radical new ways of going to market. This textbook develops a value-based strategy examining the roles of market sensing, customer value, organizational change and digital marketing in the implementation of strategy. This much-anticipated new edition has been carefully updated, now with Nigel Piercy’s unique and clear-sighted views on the latest developments in marketing strategy, retaining Piercy’s insightful, witty and provocative style. The text is supported throughout with brand new case studies from globally recognised companies such as Uber and Volkswagen, and covering topical issues such as the legalisation of marijuana and reinventing the healthcare business. Lecturers are assisted with a newly expanded collection of support materials including PowerPoint slides for each chapter, suggested frameworks for using the case studies in teaching, and case studies from previous editions. If you're an ambitious marketing student or practitioner, whether you are new to strategic change through marketing or just want a different view, this is the book for you. Lecturers will find this engaging, funny, thought-provoking but always practical textbook is a sure way to get your students thinking and enthused.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: 哈佛商業評論2008年6月號 哈佛商業評論全球繁體中文版, 2008-06-01 查爾斯河畔的省思─深耕軟實力 駐足查爾斯河畔, 藍天、清溪、與綠地,5月天的哈佛商學院校園讓人流連。遙望對岸的哈佛大學校園與市鎮,這裡的春天景色極度宜人。 來此參加哈佛商業評論的年度會議,同時也明確感受今年滿百歲的哈佛商學院急切尋求蛻變。過去一百年,哈佛身居美國頂尖學府之一,由管理以至社會、人文、科學、醫療等等領域,都發揮領先群倫的影響力。邁入下一個百年之始,哈佛如何確保它的領導地位? 看來哈佛商學院會更積極地深入新議題、走向更國際。積極的態度正反應要居於領先群的決心。 就在此時,一本新書出現在哈佛書店架上。《Newsweek》國際版的編輯Fareed Zakaria新著《The Post-American World 》(直譯:後美國的世界)已然引起熱烈討論。當舉世——包括哈佛等頂級大學——都望向中國、印度、俄羅斯等快速崛起的新興世界找尋新機會,作者Zakaria提醒,別忘了美國原有的實力仍居世界之首,尤其別輕忽美國高等教育這大塊知識產業對全球思潮與文化的影響力。因此,他毫不懷疑美國在世界舞台可續保領導地位。 的確,當所有的硬體研發、製造產業的供應鏈都已高度全球化,美國就算可以持續作莊,但益發依賴國外——尤其是包括台灣在內的東亞——來支撐它的霸業。如此更進一步凸顯美國今日最具全球競爭力的產業,已是高等教育。正是這些具規模、有品牌、高產出、細分工、不斷吸納全球頂尖人才的高等學府,組合成完整的知識產業。就算北京的北京大學、清華、上海的復旦、印度的……來勢洶洶,美國的高等學府仍在、也要持續領導群倫。 同樣在哈佛書店內顯眼的架上,成列著哈佛大學甘迺迪學院的奈伊教授(Josephe Nye)於2004年所著的《軟實力》(Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics )一書。奈伊教授強調,文化、價值等看似軟性的資產,遠比硬體更能影響國際政治的發展,也是國家實力益發精確的指標。拿奈伊教授的理論來解釋美國高等學府今日的影響力,極度貼切。 而管理就是軟實力裡重要的元素。不管是看國家、或是看企業,文化、價值、體制等等管理面向的關鍵角色已不必多費唇舌去強調。商場史上多少後起的新創企業,自老而大的公司手中搶來市場地位與主導權,在在顯示經營管理就是奈依筆下的軟實力的一個支柱。 520後,台灣步入新的時代。不必再去爭論過去如何。望向未來,掌握知識、深度思考、勤奮落實,就算硬實力難以超越他人,軟實力給了我們趕上的機會。 夕陽將落,查爾斯河畔的跑步人、泛舟者孜孜操練。又是已百歲的哈佛商學院的一天。望向中國、印度的同時,哈佛反而更要加強自己在根據地的基盤。
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Organizational Structure and Companies Performance James Gathogo Kamau, Dr. Doreen Muriu, Beatrice Rosana, Wangari Alice Njeri, Collins Ochieng Obura, 2023-09-28 TOPICS IN THE BOOK Relationship between Strategic Capabilities and Competitive Advantage in the Kenyan Banking Sector The Influence of Organizational Structure on M-Commerce Performance in Kenya’s Commercial Banks Influence of Internal Organization Factors on Transformation of State Corporations in Kenya: A Case Study of Kenya Medical Supplies Authority Employee Training and Performance of Civilians in British Army Training Unit Centers in Kenya Role of Integrity in Enhancing Effective Procurement Practice in Kenya Bureau of Standards
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: New Perspectives and Possibilities in Strategic Management in the 21st Century: Between Tradition and Modernity Martínez-Falcó, Javier, Marco-Lajara, Bartolomé, Sánchez-García, Eduardo, Millan-Tudela, Luis A., 2023-07-28 The field of strategic management is facing new challenges, as two phenomena, sustainability, and information and communication technologies, have altered the classic pillars of business strategy. These far-reaching changes require companies to make rapid adaptations in order to achieve optimal situations, which can no longer be developed as they did in the past. To help academics and managers understand the new fields of study and research within strategic management, Javier Martínez-Falcó, Assistant Professor at the University of Alicante, has written a groundbreaking book, New Perspectives and Possibilities in Strategic Management in the 21st Century: Between Tradition and Modernity. This book is an essential guide for reflection and critique, offering insights into the new currents and challenges of the discipline, shedding light on the modernization of strategies in the corporate world. It addresses the renewal and future directions of the field, covering topics such as sustainability, circular economy, green innovation, and information and communication technologies, including blockchain, big data, artificial intelligence, and IoT. The book serves as a must-read for academics, academic students, and policymakers interested in gaining a deeper understanding of current issues impacting deliberate business planning and organization. It also serves as a valuable support material for undergraduate and master's business students, providing a comprehensive understanding of the new fields of study in the discipline. This book is an excellent addition to any academic collection and offers a thought-provoking perspective on strategic management.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Reinventing HR Cecile Schultz, 2015-03-30 Revolutions are typically huge and dominating events in the world's history accompanied by radical, visible change. The current revolution is in this regard 'silent' yet change is everywhere. The changes in organisational life are affecting management and the way in which businesses are being run.In this volatile context the Human Resource (HR) function need to be strategically correctly positioned. It needs to be 'reinvented' and positioned in terms of all aspects of people and relations in an organisational context, with clearly identified main activities (professional streams). In order to understand the current state of affairs of the HR function and to give definition to a future ideal positioning for the function, the authors conducted a survey. It was sent out to members of management, as well as to HR practitioners. Based upon the findings of the survey, as well as an analysis of international trends and developments, the authors propose six transitional pillars for the HR function:1. Leadership and meaning2. Relationships3. Workplace socialisation4. Productivity5. Organisational transformation6. Personal wellnessThese pillars, as strategic focus areas, are built upon foundational HR competence and business acumen. The intention behind the project is to enable the HR function to reinvent itself into a discipline which is acknowledged and respected for its relevance, competence and professionalism. Reinventing HR will provide you with the context in which the HR function needs to find its strategic and operational relevance. Content includes: Research report and findings Transitional pillars Foundational understanding: HR competence and business acumen Leadership and meaning Relationships Workplace socialisation Productivity Organisational transformation Personal wellness The future
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT R. M. SRIVASTAVA, SHUBHRA VERMA, 2012-01-19 Keeping in view the requirement of various management schools and professionals, this book presents dynamically changing policies, strategies, business models, frameworks and practices of corporate enterprises in India and abroad in an interesting and stimulating manner. The concepts are structured around the decision making process with suitable examples to enlighten students and managers with practices and techniques of making business strategies in today’s competitive environment. The book includes 13 real-life Indian cases to provide an invaluable opportunity to the readers to apply their theoretical knowledge in solving business problems by analysing strategic issues of specific organizations. Besides management studies, the text will also prove useful to the students of commerce and allied areas. KEY FEATURES : Discusses new paradigms of managing challenges in corporate enterprises. Includes a separate chapter on strategies of Mergers and Acquisitions. Highlights strategy execution and implementation factors. Emphasizes organizational culture and its relevance in organizational effectiveness.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Strategic Marketing Douglas West, John Ford, Essam Ibrahim, 2010-03-25 This text discusses how companies create competitive advantage through strategic marketing. Using established frameworks and concepts, it examines aspects of marketing strategy and thinking. It provides examples to facilitate the understanding of theoretical concepts.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Managerial Flow Veronica Vecchi, Ben Farr-Wharton, Rodney Farr-Wharton, Manuela Brusoni, 2015-04-10 When globalization affects jobs and economies, policy makers strive to plan, design and implement actions to support their communities and businesses (Ansell and Gash 2007). Furthermore, local development policies are at the core of international cooperation programs or more in general represent a challenge for emerging countries. They could refer to infrastructure, entrepreneurship innovation or urban renewal. However, more frequently than not, development policies, which involve different institutional levels and public and private players, fail due to poor implementation management. This research book presents a managerial approach (the so called Managerial Flow) that could help the closure of gaps that hamper an efficient and effective policy execution. The managerial flow model observes the phenomenon of policy implementation for economic development through managerial lens. In the book, the research team has empirically identified five gaps in practice whereupon public policy implementation falls down. As a response Managerial Flow model outlines sets of managerial actions that can be adopted to facilitate a clear ‘flow’ from policy development through to implementation. This book expands on the Managerial Flow model, and acts as both a practical guide to stimulate evidence based policy implementation in governments and as theoretical contribution to policy and strategy execution. Written for researchers and academics, this book begins by outlining the theoretical foundations of Managerial Flow and moves to unpack application and cases, based in different sectors and countries, in order to discuss and show how the Managerial Flow approach can concretely support managers in the implementation of economic development policies. It reviews and discusses how the managerial flow could be relevant in the implementation of a set of sectorial policies and uses the managerial flow concept to analyse cases of economic development and establish lessons for broader management scope.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Data Mesh Zhamak Dehghani, 2022-03-08 We're at an inflection point in data, where our data management solutions no longer match the complexity of organizations, the proliferation of data sources, and the scope of our aspirations to get value from data with AI and analytics. In this practical book, author Zhamak Dehghani introduces data mesh, a decentralized sociotechnical paradigm drawn from modern distributed architecture that provides a new approach to sourcing, sharing, accessing, and managing analytical data at scale. Dehghani guides practitioners, architects, technical leaders, and decision makers on their journey from traditional big data architecture to a distributed and multidimensional approach to analytical data management. Data mesh treats data as a product, considers domains as a primary concern, applies platform thinking to create self-serve data infrastructure, and introduces a federated computational model of data governance. Get a complete introduction to data mesh principles and its constituents Design a data mesh architecture Guide a data mesh strategy and execution Navigate organizational design to a decentralized data ownership model Move beyond traditional data warehouses and lakes to a distributed data mesh
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Strategy Deployment in Business Units Maik Schlickel, 2013-01-24 This book reveals and presents the root-causes that lead to varying improvement performances across different locations of a global positioned manufacturing organization. Conducting a multiple case study analysis of manufacturing sites around the world, the author found that the quality of the strategy deployment process is vital, especially when it is clear to all affected employees—a situation we refer to as strategy cascading. But having a sound strategy cascading alone is not enough. The author worked out that a company, which achieves to align its sound strategy cascading with the company context and leadership style of its top-management team, is likely to realize more operations improvements than do companies that missed to do so. ​
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Foundations of Business Andrew Gillespie, 2024 Engaging, supportive, and relevant. This is the ideal introduction to business offering diverse cases and coverage of the latest issues affecting businesses today to empower students during their course and beyond. With a contemporary approach to the topic, iFoundations of Business/i provides a truly accessible and engaging guide that reflects current business environments and the global nature of business. Rich with international insights from the real world, this text is your key to gaining a holistic understanding of business and organizations in this modern world. Starting first by exploring the different types of organizations and their structures, you will then move on to explore the core aspects of a business--including marketing and accounting and finance--along with more people-centered issues like leadership and business ethics. In engaging with this text, you will also develop a firm understanding of key external issues including the competitive environment and the political, economic, social, and technological contexts in which businesses operate. Intricately interwoven throughout iFoundations of Business/i is a series of learning tools and features, all of which have been carefully crafted to help you apply theory in practice. Take the opportunity to put yourselves in the shoes of a manager and discuss how you'd approach certain business challenges; develop your skills in analyzing business data; examine real-world business challenges from around the globe; and more. bThe following additional resources are also available to students:/b Practitioner videos Career insight videos Short (3-5 minute) video explanations of key concepts with further illustrative examples Guidance on answering the Business insight questions in the book A list of web links to the financial statements referenced in the book Skills set Exemplar essays, and sample exam answers Multiple-choice questions Flashcard glossary bAdopting lecturers will have access to the following teaching support resources:/b Case study updates Guidance on answering discussion questions from practitioner videos Seminar activities Example essay and examination questions PowerPoint slides bSelling Points/b - The only book on the market to effectively bridge the gap between school and university-level education - Strongly supports the development of practical skills and highlights the relevancy of content to the world of work to help students better apply theory in practice and think to the future beyond their studies - Avoids the Western-bias present in some existing books through exploration of global companies and practices including entrepreneurship in Africa, Sony's Code of Conduct in Japan, the rise in food prices in Russia, and legislation in India limiting Chinese investments in Indian firms. This is evidenced through the Case Studies and Business Insights and also throughout the text itself. - Reflects a contemporary focus through exploration of current issues, better reflecting what businesses increasingly need to take into account in today's world bDigital formats and resources:/b This text is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats and is supported by online resources. The enhanced e-Book gives students the flexibility to support their learning in ways that work best for them; embedded resources include practitioner interview videos, author videos that offer pithy explanations of key concepts, multiple-choice questions, a flashcard glossary and more.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Marketing Strategy & Management Diane M. Phillips, 2023-02-16 Marketing Strategy & Management provides students with a thorough step-by-step exploration and grounding in marketing strategy concepts, processes and models. Topics covered include: marketing planning, research and analysis; decision-making; the marketing mix; the management of customer relationships; monitoring/reporting of the strategy; and the crucial role of leadership. The text takes a global perspective that is both sustainability-focused and consumer-centric. Executive insights, head-scratching blunders, and other features provide additional depth and engagement. Examples include: Airbnb, Coca-Cola, Domino’s Pizza, KFC, K-pop, L’Oréal, and Starbucks. For more in-depth application of and practice with strategic decision-making, this book also includes 14 case studies accompanied by detailed teaching notes and answers to case questions, on a range of organizations from PEZ Candies to the Sydney Opera House. Written in a style that is easy-to-read with chapter summaries and questions to test critical thinking, each chapter promotes strategic, diverse, and ethically-minded decision-making by flagging relevant Sustainable Development Goals to passages in the text. This textbook is essential reading for courses covering marketing strategy, strategic marketing, and marketing management at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Diane M. Phillips is Professor of Marketing at Saint Joseph′s University, USA, and Guest Professor at the Institute for Retail Management, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Leading Procurement Strategy Carlos Mena, Remko van Hoek, Martin Christopher, 2021-09-03 Delivering successful procurement programs has helped businesses like IKEA, Tesla and Nike maximize the potential of their resources and gain the competitive advantage. Learn how to develop similar strategies, that meet the needs of the business, customers and suppliers, and lead their implementation using insights from the experts in procurement strategy. Leading Procurement Strategy provides readers with a complete overview of the skills, knowledge and tools needed to implement a successful procurement strategy. The expert author team of Carlos Mena, Remko van Hoek, and Martin Christopher present practical advice and guidance underpinned by academic theory and supported by an extensive range of real-world case studies including IBM, IKEA, John Deere, NASA, Nike and Tesla. Readers are shown how to develop, deliver and sustain procurement performance with clear and accessible guidance. The third edition offers the latest insights into the future of procurement and digitalization, updates on green and socially responsible procurement and a revised structure. The key issues affecting the procurement function are covered and tips for developing the best practices in teams are found throughout.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Leading Procurement Strategy Remko van Hoek, Carlos Mena, Martin Christopher, 2025-06-03 Learn how to develop successful procurement strategies that meet the needs of the business, customers and suppliers, and lead their implementation using insights from industry leaders Leading Procurement Strategy provides readers with a complete overview of the skills, knowledge and tools needed to implement a successful procurement strategy. The expert author team present practical advice and guidance underpinned by an extensive range of real-world case studies including Walmart, IKEA, NASA, Nike and Tesla. This fourth edition offers the latest insights into the future of procurement with the increased implementation of AI and new digital technologies like automation. This new edition also covers new approaches to risk management and resilience in light of new digital advancements. The key issues affecting the procurement function are covered throughout and readers are shown how to develop, deliver and sustain procurement performance with clear and accessible guidance.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: HBR's 10 Must Reads on Technology and Strategy Collection (7 Books) Harvard Business Review, Michael E. Porter, Clayton M. Christensen, Rita Gunther McGrath, Thomas H. Davenport, 2020-12-08 Are analytics and technology a strategic part of your business? Artificial intelligence, platforms, algorithms, machine learning. Most business leaders know the value in advanced technologies. But how do you embed them into your business—and make them a key part of your strategy? HBR's 10 Must Reads Technology and Strategy Collection features innovative ideas to help you understand what new technologies offer, decide what business models are best for your business, and move forward with new innovations. Included in this seven-book set are: HBR's 10 Must Reads on AI, Analytics, and the New Machine Age HBR's 10 Must Reads on Business Model Innovation HBR's 10 Must Reads on Platforms and Ecosystems HBR's 10 Must Reads on Innovation HBR's 10 Must Reads on Design Thinking HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy, Vol. 2 The collection includes seventy articles selected by HBR's editors from renowned thought leaders including Clayton M. Christensen, W. Chan Kim, Renee Mauborgne, and Thomas H. Davenport, plus the indispensable article Why Every Company Needs an Augmented Reality Strategy by Michael E. Porter and James E. Heppelmann. With HBR's 10 Must Reads Technology and Strategy Collection, you can bridge the divide between your digital and strategic efforts, and ensure your business is on the cutting edge. HBR's 10 Must Reads paperback series is the definitive collection of books for new and experienced leaders alike. Leaders looking for the inspiration that big ideas provide, both to accelerate their own growth and that of their companies, should look no further. HBR's 10 Must Reads series focuses on the core topics that every ambitious manager needs to know: leadership, strategy, change, managing people, and managing yourself. Harvard Business Review has sorted through hundreds of articles and selected only the most essential reading on each topic. Each title includes timeless advice that will be relevant regardless of an ever‐changing business environment.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Tools for Strategy Henri Hakala, Tero Vuorinen, 2020-09-24 This Element discusses the concept and applications of strategy tools. Strategy tools are frameworks, techniques, and methods that help individuals and organizations to create their strategies. After a brief overview of different ideas on strategy and strategic thinking, we move on to define and discuss what strategy tools are and elaborate on the promise and perils of using them to implement strategic management. We review the most commonly used, classic tools and techniques, but also less well-known tools of the strategy trade, as proposed by scholars writing in the leading strategy journals. We conclude by offering suggestions on how to improve strategic design and the effectiveness of the resultant strategy through the selective use of the most appropriate tools. Overall, this Element provides a quick overview of the tools that are available to those tasked with creating organizational strategies and making strategic decisions.
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: Strategic Management from an Islamic Perspective Rodrigue Fontaine, Khaliq Ahmad, 2013-07-16 Fascinating insights into modern strategic management from an Islamic perspective While strategic management is a cornerstone of any MBA program, it's almost always taught from conventional theories and typically American case studies. This book takes those traditional theories and interprets them from an Islamic perspective using more international case studies. Though primarily intended as a textbook for business students, the book is also extremely useful for any Muslim business leaders who want to transform their businesses while complying with Shariah, with a particular focus on developing corporate cultures and structures in sync with Islamic values. Offers a critical review of conventional strategic management theory, suggesting more effective alternatives based on a combination of conventional and Islamic theories Includes international case studies, each with a particularly Islamic angle Written by a successful author team that has written extensively on the subject of business management from an Islamic perspective
  the secrets to successful strategy execution: HBR's 10 Must Reads for CEOs (with bonus article "Your Strategy Needs a Strategy" by Martin Reeves, Claire Love, and Philipp Tillmanns) Harvard Business Review, Martin Reeves, Claire Love, Philipp Tillmanns, John P. Kotter, 2019-04-23 As CEO, you set the vision, the strategy, and the tone of your organization. You establish priorities, anticipate and address challenges, champion and lead change efforts, set people up for success, and manage risk. Though you may have a great senior executive team and a top-flight board, the success of your organization depends on your leadership. If you read nothing else on being an effective chief executive, read these 10 articles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the best ones to help you toggle between long- and short-term views, manage risk and innovation, and cultivate productive relationships with your staff and your board. This book will inspire you to: Navigate the changing global business environment Customize your company's strategy to the environment you're working in Attract, engage, and retain the best talent Anticipate and address legislative and regulatory issues Sharpen your awareness of the tactical and soft skills you need to lead Adopt a founder's mindset and build new offerings, move into new markets, and create next-generation solutions Manage and build relationships with your board--and your shareholders This collection of articles includes Your Strategy Needs a Strategy, by Martin Reeves, Claire Love, and Philipp Tillmanns; Managing Your Innovation Portfolio, by Bansi Nagji and Geoff Tuff; Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail, by John P. Kotter; Reinventing Your Business Model, by Mark W. Johnson, Clayton M. Christensen, and Henning Kagermann; Leadership Is a Conversation, by Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind; Strategic Intent, by Gary Hamel and C.K. Prahalad; When Growth Stalls, by Matthew S. Olson, Derek van Bever, and Seth Verry; The Secrets to Successful Strategy Execution, by Gary L. Neilson, Karla L. Martin, and Elizabeth Powers; The Focused Leader, by Daniel Goleman; Managing Risks: A New Framework, by Robert S. Kaplan and Anette Mikes; 21st-Century Talent Spotting, by Claudio Fernandez-Araoz; and How CEOs Can Work with an Active Board, by Ken Banta and Stephen D. Garrow.
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