Developing Strategic Thought - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0006386792 ISBN 13: 9780006386797

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1996

Synopsis

A collection of pioneering essays by prominent leaders in business and strategic thought which illustrates the necessity and advantages of using strategic thinking rather than strategic planning when directing an organisation, and shows how direction-givers should rise above the management of immediate problems and develop an effective future.

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'Developing Strategic Thoughts' addresses the fundamental roles of chairman, directors and presidents in directing the organisation through a learning process – called strategic thought.

Creating the future of your organisation requires an imaginative brain and a capacity to take strategic decisions in times of uncertainty. Direction-givers need to rise above purely analytical planning and learn the art of synthesising the messy, turbulent and fuzzy-edged information to hand so that they can develop a range of possible directions for an effective future.

Edited by Bob Garratt, a leading contributor to the development of strategic thinking, this collection of pioneering essays by acknowledged leaders in business and strategic thought illustrates the necessity and the advantages of using strategic thinking, how this differs from strategic planning, and offers guidance on how to develop the skills and attitudes required.

It includes:
· Stimulating ideas for those charged with creating the future of their organisation
· The first comprehensive mapping of strategic thinking rather than strategic planning
· Practical examples of ways to develop strategic thought for individuals and boards of directors
· New structures and processes for organisations as they enter the 21st century

'Bob Garratt has drawn his team of contributors from among the liveliest minds at work today in the field of strategic thought. The result is a stimulating volume of essays, rich with insight and wisdom, that senior executives will find of great practical value'
PHILIP SALDER,' Vice President, Ashridge Management College'

Synopsis:

Shaping and transforming an organization to meet the demands of a shifting market place means continual learning and adapting. This book addresses the fundamental roles of chairmen and directors in directing the organization through a learning process called strategic thought. The future of an organization involves more than the management of immediate problems and issues - direction-givers need purpose and passion, vision and values to energize their organization, balanced with imagination and a capacity to take decisions in times of uncertainty. This book illustrates the neccesity and the advantages of using strategic thinking and how this differs from strategic planning.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0006386792
• ISBN 13: 9780006386797
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Garratt Bob