| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Good strategy is unexpected -- Discovering power -- Bad strategy -- Why so much bad strategy? -- The kernel of good strategy -- Using leverage -- Proximate objectives -- Chain-link systems -- Using design -- Focus -- Growth -- Using advantage -- Using dynamics -- Inertia and entropy -- Putting it together -- The science of strategy -- Using your head -- Keeping your head. |
| Summary |
Developing and implementing a strategy is the central task of a leader, whether the CEO at a Fortune 100 company, an entrepreneur, or a government official. Richard Rumelt shows that there has been a growing and unfortunate tendency to equate Mom-and-apple-pie values, fluffy packages of buzzwords, motivational slogans, and financial goals with 'strategy.' He debunks these elements of 'bad strategy' and awakens an understanding of the power of a 'good strategy.' He defines a good strategy as a specific and coherent response to- and an approach for overcoming- the obstacles to progress. A good strategy works by harnessing and applying power where it will have the greatest effect in respect to the challenge. Thus, Rumelt argues that the heart of a good strategy is insight into the true nature of the situation, so that the hidden power in a situation can be discerned and an appropriate response be devised. He shows you how insight can be cultivated using a wide variety of tools for guiding your own thinking and to that end he presents nine sources of power- ranging from leverage to effectively focusing on growth- that are eye-opening yet pragmatic tools that can be immediately put to work. -- from Publisher Description. |
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Argues that a manager's central responsibility is to create and implement strategies, challenges popular motivational practices, and shares anecdotes discussing how to enable action-oriented plans for real-world results. |
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Strategic planning.
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Strategy.
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Planning.
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Planning. (OCoLC)fst01065224
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Strategic planning. (OCoLC)fst01134371
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Strategy. (OCoLC)fst01134406
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Unternehmen (DE-588)4061963-1
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Strategische Planung (DE-588)4309237-8
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Strategisches Management (DE-588)4124261-0
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Strategisches Management.
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Strategische Planung.
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Unternehmensplanung.
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Strategic planning.
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Strategy.
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Planning.
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| ISBN |
9780307886231 |
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0307886239 |
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