Developing Strategic Thought: Rediscovering the Art of Direction-giving (McGraw-Hill Developing Organizations)

by Bob Garratt (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  1994

  $4.32

  Changes in the business environment have exposed the inadequacies of managers and directors who act top-manager-as-action-hero , focusing on short-term, bottom line goals. Organizations are beginning to realize that managing is not the same as directing and that shaping an organization and preparing for the future is a very different function from dealing with day-to-day business. This text focuses on the power of strategic thinking to balance direction. Strategic thinking is not strategic planning: it is a reflective process which analyzes the wider perspective to help direct the organization. The book covers the whole process with contributions from major international practitioners and thinkers who are leading the way in strategic thinking.

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  Paperback
  1996

  $3.25

  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.