Dynamic Strategy-Making: A Real-Time Approach for the 21st Century Leader - Softcover

Greiner, Larry E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1119116600 ISBN 13: 9781119116608

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2009

Synopsis

Praise for Dynamic Strategy-Making

"An astonishingly timely, hopeful, and important book that recasts and freshly imagines strategy-making and integrates theory with practice in the field of strategic management. A must-read for all those who want to learn more about the future of strategy practice and become more skillful at it."
―WARREN BENNIS, Distinguished Professor of Business, University of Southern California; and coauthor, Transparency

"This is one of the most valuable resources ever created for strategists and leaders in organizations. It uniquely combines concepts of leadership and organization with strategy content and implementation in a pragmatic and integrated approach that makes tremendous sense for our times. With concrete cases, it provides a clear road map for those who want and need to do a better job of formulating and implementing strategy."
―DAVID A. NADLER, vice chairman, Marsh & McLennan Companies; senior partner, Oliver Wyman-Delta Organization and Leadership; and author, Building Better Boards and Competing By Design

"The authors correctly focus on the new dynamic of 24/7 competition and change and the need for organizations to be fast, fluid, and flexible. It is a must-read for managers of tomorrow and offers a number of practical insights and lessons on how to proceed with strategy execution that can be readily adopted in any organization. It is a call to action that few can afford to ignore."
―MANJIT SINGH, chairman, Sony Entertainment Television, India; and former CEO, Compete Inc., High Circle, Future Step, and Korn/Ferry International

About this title

From the Inside Flap

Organizations today face fast-moving environments wherestrategic decisions have to be made on the spot. Potential sourcesof disruptive change include hypercompetition, global markets, technology obsolescence and innovation, and economic downturns.Those who respond in real time to these unexpected environmentalforces can transform them into competitive advantages.

Dynamic Strategy-Making offers a sustainable, real-time approachthat lets organizations chart their long-term direction whilestaying flexible to adapt to fast-moving events. Based on decadesof work with a wide range of clients, the authors focus on theimportant how of the strategy-making process that they integratewith the what of strategic content. In doing so, they give readersa plan where formulation and implementation are woven together fromthe outset of the discussion. This plan includes: A 4D framework that builds on decades of strategic knowledgeand practice for managers to make a strategic assessment.

The concept of a strategic system to assure that the workforce"behaves" the strategy.

Insight into crafting a written statement of strategic directionthat effectively launches the strategic system.

The use of guided involvement to stimulate strategic content andto build management consensus and workforce commitment.

A new role for consultants in facilitating real-time strategy asthey guide managers and the workforce through the process.

Dynamic Strategy-Making provides a complete guide for developinga real-time action plan. The book describes the case of how a topmanagement group creates and implements a successful strategy byidentifying new market opportunities, while making changes leadingto higher performance. Other examples of strategic success andfailure are included. This ground-breaking resource speaks toleaders of organizations, strategy consultants, teachers ofstrategy and organization, and managers who want to know more aboutthe latest in combining action with strategic thinking.

About the Author

Larry E. Greiner Larry E. Greiner is professor of management and organization at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.

Thomas G. Cummings is professor and chair of the Department of Management and Organization at the University of Southern California.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1119116600
• ISBN 13: 9781119116608
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240