Strategy-In-Action: Marrying Planning, People and Performance (21st Century Leader Series)

Strategy-In-Action: Marrying Planning, People and Performance (21st Century Leader Series)

<b>Frustrated by organizational silos, fragmentation or resistance to change? Is there a tug-of-war, with everyone pulling in different directions? Can’t seem to align on a common strategy, get real buy-in or jumpstart implementation?</b><br><br><b>Problem is, traditional planning no longer guarantees success.</b> Rapid change, uncertainty, new technologies and a flatter world call for a new approach. <br><br><b>The award-winning <i>Strategy-In-Action</i></b> shows how companies ended the long-standing divorce between planners and implementers. <b>One saved $200m from people power, another made €74m from innovation.</b><br><br><b>Zweifel, strategy & performance expert and award-winning author, and Borey, CEO and turnaround guru</b>, use their experience at Fortune 500 companies, SMEs, UN/government agencies, and the military to offer a turn-key methodology that yields quick wins and stands the test of time.<br><br><b>CEOs, senior managers and strategists will find a systematic 7-step roadmap:</b><br><br>• <b>11 differences of Strategy-In-Action</b> (e.g. Strategy <i>for</i> vs. Strategy <i>with</i>): a checklist for your dynamic strategy, pp32-33.<br><br>• <b>6 ways to move from silos to alignment among multiple stakeholders</b>, pp42-53.<br><br>• <b>How to overcome resistance or indifference—and maximize buy-in</b>. Ask these key questions and give voice to dissenters without losing control, pp54-57<br><br>.• <b>4 powerful questions for a shared understanding</b> of the whole—including best practices and checklists, pp58-59.<br><br>• <b>How to get intelligence from far-flung locations that are less invested in the status quo and more open to innovation</b>, pp60-61.<br><br>• <b>3 proven tools to align on a strategic intent as a magnet for action and filter for operational decisions</b>, pp77-80.<br><br>• <b>7 steps for building a dynamic strategy roadmap back from the future.</b> First you do a SWOT, then plan, then act, right? Wrong. Never plan from the circumstances, pp34-36, with examples (even flipcharts, of course anonymous).<br><br>• <b>The shocking truth about metrics.</b> Many strategists use the wrong indicators, with unintended/disastrous outcomes. How to drive execution from a single dashboard with 5 key metrics, pp99-104.<br><br>• <b>How to foster a leadership mindset.</b> As Peter Drucker said, culture eats strategy for breakfast. How do you get your team obsessed with winning? Eye-opening use cases, pp131-142.<br><br>• <b>6 rules for getting quick wins, screening out losers and getting feedback from the action.</b> The key: Catalyze path-breaking action, then have the action inform the strategy. Actionable cases, pp146-157.<br><br>• … and finally, <b>How to control the momentum.</b> Use the Worksheet on p197 to drive the whole process with ease and position yourself as a trusted strategy guru.<br><br><b><i>Strategy-In-Action</i> gives readers the art and science of integrated planning, people and performance.</b><br><br>"I was highly skeptical—but now I wish I had had your tools 35 years ago when I was starting out."<b>—Werner Brandmayr, former President & Managing Director, ConocoPhillips Holding Europe</b><br><br>“We have results that were virtually impossible before Strategy-In-Action.”<b>—Lawrence Obstfeld, CEO, Image Navigation</b><br><br>"The only strategy book that gives a truly holistic view of strategy. It integrates strategy alignment, highly pragmatic execution and performance, and the human element in one seamless process."<b>—Dr. Frank Waltmann, Head of Learning, Novartis</b><br><br>Clients pay the authors $26,000+ on average because these tools yield 10x ROI, and frankly outperform any others on the market. <br><br><b>Get <i>Strategy-In-Action</i> now and build alignment on a winning strategy that marries planning, people and performance.</b>