The Art and Discipline of Strategic Leadership

by Freedman, Mike; Tregoe, Benjamin B.

• ISBN13: 9780071410663
• ISBN10: 007141066X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-12-23
• Publisher: MCG

Summary

A powerful new approach to strategy setting from a worldwide leader in strategic thinking.

Author Biography

Mike Freedman is president of the worldwide strategy practice of consulting company Kepner-Tregoe, Inc. Freedman has lived and worked in Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East, and has written numerous articles on strategy. He serves on the editorial board of the journal Strategic Direction.

Benjamin B. Tregoe is the co-founder of Kepner-Tregoe, Inc., a management-consulting firm with headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey. He is the author or co-author of numerous books, including Top Management Strategy, Vision in Action, The Culture of Success, the management classic The Rational Manager, and its sequel The New Rational Manager.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Beyond Vision	p. 1
Strategic Leadership: What It Really Takes	p. 11
From Data to Wisdom	p. 29
Strategy Formulation: The Initial Parameters	p. 43
Strategy Formulation: The Power of Driving Force	p. 55
Strategy Formulation: Completing the Roadmap	p. 79
The Bridge to Implementation	p. 105
Strategic Master Project Planning	p. 117
Implementation: Aligning the Infrastructure	p. 135
Implementation: Aligning Strategy, Culture, and Performance	p. 149
Implementation: Communicating Strategy	p. 161
Keeping It Evergreen: Strategy Renewal	p. 177
Strategy in the Twenty-First Century	p. 189
Lessons for Strategic Leaders	p. 201
Endnotes	p. 205
Index	p. 207
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