Strategy Execution Heroes - expanded edition business strategy implementation and strategic management demystified: a practical performance management guidebook for the successful leader - Softcover

De Flander, Jeroen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9081487345 ISBN 13: 9789081487344

Publisher: Performance Factory, 2012

Synopsis

The new expanded edition of Jeroen De Flander's Strategy Execution Heroes includes: - Two completely new chapters with new insights on the Balanced Scorecard and strategic thinking - 12 new downloads including a framework to pick the best KPIs for your business - A 60-minute audio file from the Next Generation Strategy event where Jeroen De Flander shared the stage with Michael Porter, Costas Markides and Roger Martin, three of the world's top 50 thinkers predicting strategic thinking in 2020 According to research published in the Harvard Business Review, "Companies realise only 40-to-60 percent of their strategies' potential value". The rest is lost during execution. Strategy Execution Heroes turns the tide and goes for 100 percent Strategy Execution. Strategy Execution Heroes will help you to: - Build a simple, easy-to-communicate Strategy Execution framework - the 8 - Communicate your strategy effectively - Set great objectives for yourself and your team members - Coach others through the implementation maze - Simplify your Strategy Execution process - Select, manage and deliver your strategic initiatives - Set up a development platform to boost the execution skills of others in the organisation - Turn Strategy Execution into a competitive advantage - Craft the perfect Balanced Scorecard - Demystify strategy and strategy innovation In short, this book will help you get the execution job done. But don't expect complex theories or fancy words. Strategy Execution Heroes gets right to the point and won't waste your time. It will: - Boost your learning with 300+ practical tips revealed by senior executives from BT, Coca-Cola, Lockheed Martin, eBay and many others - Inspire your thinking with useful insights from top experts such as Sir John Whitmore and Dr Peter Scott-Morgan - Put your action plan on the right track with 39 valuable downloads with supporting material So whether you are a future manager preparing for the challenge, a field manager or an experienced senior executive, get ready to boost your execution skills. Become a Strategy Execution hero and turn your great strategy into great performance.

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Review

"Strategy Execution Heroes is all about tips and tricks to get things done" -- Gérard Mestrallet, CEO, GDF SUEZ

"Strategy Execution Heroes takes strategy to the manager level, providing practical everyday recipes" -- Bruno Lanvin, Executive Director, INSEAD

"I highly recommend this book to strategists and business leaders striving for maximum impact" -- Bart Sweerman,Senior Director, Cisco

"A refreshingly different approach to strategy implementation. Well worth reading!" -- Michel Hofland, Finance Director, L'Oreal

"Great insights from well-known executives that I found immediately helpful for my organisation"
--Phillip Shoemaker, Director Applications Technology, Apple

From the Back Cover

"Our world is facing uncertainties never seen before. Designing winning strategies, as tough as it can be, is only part of the challenge facing senior management. The most difficult part is to continuously translate our strategy into superior performance at all levels of our organisations. That's what this book is all about: tips and tricks to get things done"
-- Gérard Mestrallet - CEO - GDF SUEZ

"This book absolutely nails the three things every manager needs to know about strategy - execution, execution, execution!"
-- Bill Saubert - Regional Business Leader Australia/New Zealand - MasterCard Advisors

"Strategy Execution Heroes is a wonderfully written and well-organised book with a clear commonsense approach to strategy implementation. It is a must-read for any manager regardless of position or years of experience"
-- Michael Benavente - Managing Director Watches - Gucci

"Organisations have become very aware that much great strategy is lost before it's turned into performance, mainly as a result of poor execution skills. This book is a significant step towards addressing that gap: it takes strategy to the manager level, providing practical everyday recipes to make sure that the `big picture' does not remain a boardroom abstraction"
-- Bruno Lanvin - Executive Director, eLab - INSEAD

"Strategy Execution Heroes provides leaders with a practical strategy execution how-to guide which includes a brilliant summary of Jeroen's personal experiences combined with an extensive collection of best practices from leading experts in this field"
-- Martin Jensen - Head of North America LTE Services - Nokia Siemens Networks

"Strategy Execution Heroes is a refreshingly different approach to strategy implementation. In an extremely pragmatic and actionable way, it puts managers and their individual roles at the centre of the execution pathway rather than the organisation and its systems. Well worth reading!"
-- Michel HOFLAND - Finance Director - L'Oreal

"Strategy is a fascinating field, but time and time again we see brilliant strategies fall down due to poor execution. Strategy Execution Heroes really hits the spot by showing what can be done to drive successful execution. I highly recommend this book to strategists and business leaders striving for maximum impact"
-- Bart Sweerman - Senior Director Internet Business Solutions Group - Cisco

"Even the best strategy is worthless if you are unable to get it implemented. Execution is key and Strategy Execution Heroes explains how to do it"
-- Matthieu Crépey - Director of International Business Development, Petit Bateau

"This book takes a refreshingly different approach to Strategy Execution. Most importantly, it is hands-on and presents new perspectives on known problems. Inspiring input for practitioners!"
-- Prof. Dr Frederik Ahlemann - European Business School Germany

"Strategy Execution Heroes takes a different approach to all other books that I have read on Strategy Execution. Most importantly, it focuses on the manager and his individual role in the implementation of strategy rather than on the organisation. A breath of fresh air!"
-- Thilo Kusch - CFO and Board member - Magyar Telecom

"This book is a compelling read that drives right to the heart of successful and flawless strategy execution. Many other strategy books float in the clouds of organizational theory, but this is what we really need - practical, specific and hard-hitting direction and real-life advice"
-- Jeffrey Stephen Kehoe - Regional Head Bancassurance Asia - AXA

"Practical, structured and with proven advice; exactly what a manager needs"
-- Karel Van Eetvelt - Managing Director - UNIZO

"Strategy Execution Heroes helps you build the foundation to champion and communicate strategy within your company. And it contains great insights from well known executives that I found immediately helpful for my organisation"
-- Phillip Shoemaker - Director Applications Technology - Apple

"Strategy Execution Heroes gives a pragmatic series of hands-on tips and tricks to help implement your ideas. Not all of them fit my situation. However, those which do are absolute breakthroughs!"
-- Armin Knapp - Senior Controller - Salzgitter AG

Edition details

• Publisher: Performance Factory
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9081487345
• ISBN 13: 9789081487344
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 286