Change, choices, and consequences : a guide to mega thinking and planning / Roger Kaufman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaufman, Roger A.

Series:

Defining and Delivering Successful Professional Practice Series

HPT in action series ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational effectiveness.

Organizational change.

Strategic planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Guide to mega thinking and planning

Place of Publication:

Amherst, Mass. : HRD Press ; Silver Spring, Md. : ISPI, c2006.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The decision about where an organization should be headed couldn't be more basic. Yet many organizations - both public and private - have fuzzy statements of purpose. How about yours? Do you know where you are headed? Is it the right place to go? Learn how to be proactive by defining and justifying where you should head before deciding how to get there. To help you in the process, this book introduces the concepts and tools underlying "mega thinking and planning." In 10 chapters, the author details three fundamentals for defining and delivering organizational success: A value-added fram

Contents:

""Acknowledgments and Credits""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1. Defining Where to Head and Why to Go There""; ""Chapter 2. New Times, New Concepts, New Realities: Choosing Success""; ""Chapter 3. The Basic Concepts and Tools for Mega Thinking and Planning""; ""Chapter 4. Mega Planning: A Choice to Define and Deliver Success""; ""Chapter 5. Don�t Confuse Means and Ends: Critical Success Factors 1 and 2""; ""Chapter 6. Using and Aligning the Levels of Planning and Results: Critical Success Factor 3""

""Chapter 7. Prepare Objectives that are Really Useful: Critical Success Factor 4""""Chapter 8. Correctly Defining Needs (Not Wants): Critical Success Factor 5""; ""Chapter 9. Using an Ideal Vision for All Planning and Doing: Critical Success Factor 6""; ""Chapter 10. Applications: Putting Strategic Thinking to Work""; ""Glossary of Terms""; ""References""; ""About this Series""; ""About the Author""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611018603

9781281018601

1281018600

9781599963990

159996399X

OCLC:

609834898