{"product_id":"strategic-planning-for-success-9780787965037","title":"Strategic Planning for Success","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStrategic Planning for Success offers you a pragmatic guide to the design and development of practical and pragmatic strategic thinking and organizational alignment that will yield high-impact results and measurably add value to you, your organization, your clients, and society. Unlike other books on the topic, this volume goes beyond simply detailing the tools and techniques of design and development by clearly showing how to align what you do with what will be most valuable to all stakeholders. Using this unique approach will yield extraordinary results adding measurable value that flows from individual performance accomplishment to organizational and societal contributions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If your looking for a straightforward approach to strategic planning, then I recommend \u003ci\u003eStrategic Planning for Success\u003c\/i\u003e.\" (\u003ci\u003eIACET\u003c\/i\u003e, May 9, 2003)  \u003cp\u003e\"Most line managers would benefit form studying this book.\" (\u003ci\u003eBusiness Process Trends\u003c\/i\u003e, June 2003)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables and Figures xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Busting Old Paradigms and Using New Ones: Defining and Shaping Our Future 4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Goals 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToday’s Paradigms 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Realities 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIgnoring the New Realities 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParadigms That Work 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreate a Better Future 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Critical Success Factors For Strategic Thinking That Works 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Goals 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSix Critical Success Factors for Strategic Thinking and Planning 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Change Strategic? 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Strategic Thinking and Planning Process 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Consequences of Ignoring the Critical Success Factors 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 System (And Systems) Thinking 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Goals 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Organizational Elements Model 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Organizational Elements 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Organizational Elements Describe a System 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Organizational Elements—Useful Applications 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlanning from a Helicopter vs. Planning from the Ground 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Preparing To Plan: Ensuring You Do The Right Thing And Not Simply Do Things Right 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Goals 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Strategic Planning Process 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreparing to Plan 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMega Level Visioning: Committing to the Longest View 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing Resistance to Change 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarriers—Common Mistakes Made by Strategic Planners 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Assessing Needs: Defining the Critical Gaps in Results . . . And Putting Them in Priority Order 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Goals 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeeds Assessment or Wants Assessment? 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Needs and Wants 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeeds Assessment Benefits 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Organizational Elements 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Needs Assessment Process 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGathering the Data 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData Gathering Methods 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelecting Priority Needs 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWill the Needs Assessment Work? 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Solving Problems: Closing the Priority Gaps 158\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Goals 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolving Problems—An Overview 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Common Problem Solving Errors 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eErrors in Formulating the Problem 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimple Problem Solving 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplex Problem Solving 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Developing Smarter Objectives: Thinking Audaciously, Beingaudacious, Delivering High Payoff Results 187\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Goals 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Objectives? 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCategories of Objectives 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Smarter” Criteria for High Impact Objectives 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentify Key Result Areas 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Performance Indicators 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetecting Non-Smarter Objectives 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelop Mission Objectives 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Creating Change: Making Sure the Change Effort Really Brought About Change 224\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Goals 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating and Managing the Change from Present Results to Desired Results 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransition Management Plan 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Paradox of Building Commitment Through Pain 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefine Key Roles for Change 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelop Sponsorship 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreparing Change Agents and Advocates 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging Resistance Effectively 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForce Field Analysis 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Scoping And Scanning The Organization: What Means Will Achieve The High Payoff Results 257\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Goals 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScoping and Scanning 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSWOT Analysis 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyzing the Business Logic 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Relationships Among the Business Logics 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cultural Screen 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Delivering High Payoff Results 308\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigh Payoff Results 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFourteen Steps to Useful Results and Performance 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA General Problem Solving Process Model 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvoiding Success 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Paradigm Shift for Teaching\/Learning 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: A Glossary and Classification of Terms and Tools 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: A Suggested Code of Professional Conduct for Defining and Delivering High Payoff Results 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the International Society for Performance Improvement 387\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405044490583,"sku":"9780787965037","price":71.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780787965037.jpg?v=1730488479","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/strategic-planning-for-success-9780787965037","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}