{"product_id":"strategy-in-action-edward-j-borey-9781491031100","title":"Strategy-In-Action: Marrying Planning, People and Performance","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn times of crisis, alignment on a shared strategy is even more crucial, and more elusive. Frustrated by organizational silos, fragmentation or resistance to change? Tugs-of-war, with everyone pulling in different directions? Can't seem to get real buy-in or jumpstart implementation? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe award-winning \u003ci\u003eStrategy-In-Action\u003c\/i\u003e shows how companies ended the long-standing divorce between planners and implementers. One saved $200m from people power, another made 74m from innovation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe problem is, traditional planning no longer guarantees success.\u003c\/b\u003e Rapid change, uncertainty, new technologies and a flatter world call for a new approach: Think Big, Start Small, Move Fast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eZweifel, strategy \u0026amp; performance expert and award-winning author, and Borey, CEO and turnaround guru\u003c\/b\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCEOs, senior managers and strategists will find a systematic 7-step roadmap: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003e11 differences of Strategy-In-Action\u003c\/b\u003e (e.g. Strategy \u003ci\u003efor\u003c\/i\u003e vs. Strategy \u003ci\u003ewith\u003c\/i\u003e): a checklist for your dynamic strategy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003e6 ways to move from silos to alignment among multiple stakeholders\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003eHow to overcome resistance or indifference-and maximize buy-in\u003c\/b\u003e. Ask these key questions and give voice to dissenters without losing control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e.- \u003cb\u003e4 powerful questions for a shared understanding\u003c\/b\u003e of the whole-including best practices and checklists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003eHow to get intelligence from far-flung locations that are less invested in the status quo and more open to innovation\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003e3 proven tools to align on a strategic intent as a magnet for action and filter for operational decisions\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003e7 steps for building a dynamic strategy roadmap back from the future.\u003c\/b\u003e First you do a SWOT, then plan, then act, right? Wrong. Never plan from the circumstances. With examples (even strategy flipcharts, of course anonymous). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003eThe shocking truth about metrics.\u003c\/b\u003e Many strategists use the wrong indicators, with unintended\/disastrous outcomes. How to drive execution from a single dashboard with 5 key metrics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003eHow to foster a leadership mindset.\u003c\/b\u003e As Peter Drucker said, culture eats strategy for breakfast. How do you get your team obsessed with winning? Eye-opening use cases. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- \u003cb\u003e6 rules for getting quick wins, screening out losers and getting feedback from the action.\u003c\/b\u003e The key: Catalyze path-breaking action, then have the action inform the strategy. Actionable cases. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- ... and finally, \u003cb\u003eHow to control the momentum.\u003c\/b\u003e Use the Worksheet to drive the whole process with ease and position yourself as a trusted strategy guru. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrategy-In-Action\u003c\/i\u003e gives readers the art and science of integrated planning, people and performance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I was highly skeptical-but now I wish I had had your tools 35 years ago when I was starting out.\"\u003cb\u003e-Werner Brandmayr, former President \u0026amp; Managing Director, ConocoPhillips Holding Europe\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"We have results that were virtually impossible before Strategy-In-Action.\"\u003cb\u003e-Lawrence Obstfeld, CEO, Image Navigation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\"\u003cb\u003e-Dr. Frank Waltmann, Head of Learning, Novartis\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClients pay the authors a lot for this process since it yields 40x ROI on average, and frankly outperforms its alternatives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet \u003ci\u003eStrategy-In-Action\u003c\/i\u003e now and build alignment on a winning strategy that marries planning, people and performance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward J. Borey, Thomas D. 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