Good Strategy Bad Strategy

Good Strategy Bad Strategy
Author :
Publisher : Currency
Total Pages : 338
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780307886231
ISBN-13 : 0307886239
Rating : 4/5 (239 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Good Strategy Bad Strategy by : Richard Rumelt

Download or read book Good Strategy Bad Strategy written by Richard Rumelt and published by Currency. This book was released on 2011-07-19 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good Strategy/Bad Strategy clarifies the muddled thinking underlying too many strategies and provides a clear way to create and implement a powerful action-oriented strategy for the real world. Developing and implementing a strategy is the central task of a leader. A good strategy is a specific and coherent response to—and approach for—overcoming the obstacles to progress. A good strategy works by harnessing and applying power where it will have the greatest effect. Yet, 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.” In Good Strategy/Bad Strategy, he debunks these elements of “bad strategy” and awakens an understanding of the power of a “good strategy.” He introduces nine sources of power—ranging from using leverage to effectively focusing on growth—that are eye-opening yet pragmatic tools that can easily be put to work on Monday morning, and uses fascinating examples from business, nonprofit, and military affairs to bring its original and pragmatic ideas to life. The detailed examples range from Apple to General Motors, from the two Iraq wars to Afghanistan, from a small local market to Wal-Mart, from Nvidia to Silicon Graphics, from the Getty Trust to the Los Angeles Unified School District, from Cisco Systems to Paccar, and from Global Crossing to the 2007–08 financial crisis. Reflecting an astonishing grasp and integration of economics, finance, technology, history, and the brilliance and foibles of the human character, Good Strategy/Bad Strategy stems from Rumelt’s decades of digging beyond the superficial to address hard questions with honesty and integrity.


Good Strategy Bad Strategy Related Books

Good Strategy Bad Strategy
Language: en
Pages: 338
Authors: Richard Rumelt
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-07-19 - Publisher: Currency

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Good Strategy/Bad Strategy clarifies the muddled thinking underlying too many strategies and provides a clear way to create and implement a powerful action-orie
Strategic Planning
Language: en
Pages: 193
Authors: Robert Wittmann
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-05-03 - Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Strategic Planning is a comprehensive new title, offering practical information on how to develop and implement successful, revenue-generating strategies within
Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations
Language: en
Pages: 436
Authors: Michael Allison
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-01-11 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Your total guide to putting a powerful management tool to work in your organization Why strategic planning? Because a well wrought strategic plan helps you set
A Practical Guide to Information Systems Strategic Planning
Language: en
Pages: 302
Authors: Anita Cassidy
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-05-29 - Publisher: CRC Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Today's technological advances are directly affecting the success of business tomorrow. With recent-- and continual--improvements in technology, many organizati
Strategic Planning Plus
Language: en
Pages: 343
Authors: Roger Kaufman
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992-07-30 - Publisher: SAGE Publications

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Describes in detail how to create a strategic plan to identify and meet the requirements of any organization. A solid survey of the techniques of the subject. -