Elevate : the three disciplines of advanced strategic thinking / Rich Horwath.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horwath, Rich, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategic planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

The three disciplines of advanced strategic thinking

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

According to a study published in Chief Executive Magazine, the most valued skill in leaders today is strategic thinking. However, more than half of all companies say that strategic thinking is the skill their senior leaders most need to improve. Elevate provides leaders with a framework and toolkit for developing advanced strategic thinking capabilities. Unlike the majority of books that focus on strategy from a corporate perspective, Elevate gives the individual executive practical tools and techniques to help them become a truly strategic leader. The new frame

Contents:

Elevate: The Three Disciplines of Advanced Strategic Thinking; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Elevate; Importance of Strategy; Top 10 Strategy Challenges; GOST Framework; Strategy Defined; Thinking Strategically; 1,000-Foot View; Discipline #1: Coalesce; Patterns in Strategy; Systems; Platforms; Business Model; Phase I of the Business Model: Value Creation; Phase II of the Business Model: Value Delivery; Phase III of the Business Model: Value Capture; Profitable Growth; Strategy and Innovation; Types of Innovation; Product Leadership Zone-Innovation Types

Customer Intimacy Zone-Innovation TypesOperational Excellence Zone-Innovation Types; Category Renewal Zone-Innovation Types; 1,000-Foot View; Discipline #2: Compete; Competitive Condition; Leader; Challenger; Spectator; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Intelligence; Trade-Off Zone; Indirect Competition; Intangible Competition; 1,000-Foot View; Discipline #3: Champion; Using Time Strategically; Time Trade-Off Techniques; Influencing Strategy Commitment; Increasing Buy-In with Social Proof; Strategic Behavior; Practicing Strategic Thinking; Practice Principle #1: Begin with the Goal

Practice Principle #2: Break the Whole into PiecesPractice Principle #3: Correct with a Solution; Developing Strategy Habits; Strategy Conversations; The Power of Story; Creating a Strategy Story; 1,000-Foot View; Conclusion; When to Change Strategy; Fire Prevention; Tactical Evaluation Matrix; Strategy Launch Review; Strategy Scaffold; Strategic I Am; 1,000-Foot View; Notes; Index; Acknowledgments; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118653500

1118653505

9781118653241

1118653246

OCLC:

867916732