Plan or Die! 101 Keys to Organizational Success

by Nolan, Timothy M.; Goodstein, Leonard D.; Pfeiffer, J. William

• ISBN13: 9780893842079
• ISBN10: 0893842079
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-04-16
• Publisher: Pfeiffer

Summary

This book explodes the myth that simply coping with unexpected change is effective for the long-term health of an organization. Through a series of parables that illustrate how things are not always as they appear, Plan or Die! clearly shows you why today's most successful organizations are those that are actively involved in creating their own future."[Plan or Die!] provides a highly flexible but very functional road map for firms which need to develop their own planning process." --Thomas W. Morgan, president, Hartson Medical Services Examine the keys critical to shaping your organization's future: * Basing decisions on values * Having a shared vision * Promoting risk taking * Encouraging innovation and flexibility * Maintaining a market focus Learn how the proven Applied Strategic Planning model can work for you. Take part in your organization's future success right now!

Author Biography

TIMOTHY M. NOLAN, Ph.D., is president of Innovative Outcomes, Inc., in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is also president of the Applied Strategic Planning Institute, an organization committed to making the strategic-management technology advanced by this book broadly available. His consulting practice is devoted to the related areas of strategy development and innovation. Dr. Nolan's clients range from new businesses to the largest coporations and include for-profit, not-for-profit, and governmental organizations.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Shaping Your Organization's Future: The Managerial Imperative	1	(28)
The Need for Change	3	(6)
A Quick Look at Your Organization	9	(3)
Blocks to Shaping the Future	12	(8)
What Is Needed to Shape an Organization's Future?	20	(6)
Ten Keys to Successfully Shaping Your Organization's Future	26	(1)
In Conclusion	26	(3)
Culture, Values, and Implementing Visions	29	(26)
Organizational Visions	30	(4)
Organizational Culture	34	(2)
Types of Cultures	36	(2)
Base Decisions on Values	38	(2)
Values as Organizational Anchors	40	(5)
Making Values and Behavior Congruent	45	(2)
Have a Mission Based Upon a Shared Vision	47	(1)
Ambiguous Missions	48	(1)
Sound a Rallying Cry and Persevere	49	(2)
Commitment	51	(1)
Perseverance	52	(3)
Changing Organizations and People	55	(30)
Resistance to Change	57	(6)
Changing Goals	63	(2)
Promote and Reward Risk Taking	65	(3)
Taking Risks	68	(4)
Empower People -- All of the People	72	(3)
Proactive Futuring	75	(2)
Create and Nurture a Learning Organization	77	(8)
From Vision to Reality	85	(30)
Encourage Innovation and Flexibility	87	(1)
Creativity	88	(5)
Innovation	93	(8)
Flexibility	101	(3)
Monitor and Manage ``Down Board''	104	(5)
Maintain a Market Focus	109	(6)
Applied Strategic Planning	115	(36)
Conduct Applied Strategic Planning	116	(1)
What Is Strategic Planning?	117	(4)
Down-Board Thinking	121	(3)
A New Strategic Planning Approach	124	(3)
Planning to Plan	127	(1)
Environmental Monitoring and Application Considerations	128	(3)
Values Scan	131	(4)
Mission Formulation	135	(5)
Strategic Business Modeling	140	(2)
The Performance Audit	142	(2)
Gap Analysis	144	(2)
Integrating Action Plans---Horizontally and Vertically	146	(1)
Contingency Planning	147	(1)
Implementation	148	(1)
In Conclusion	149	(2)
The Challenge	151	(18)
The Need to Shape the Future	152	(2)
Barriers to Successfully Shaping the Future	154	(8)
Overcoming Barriers	162	(5)
The Challenge Is Yours	167	(2)
References	169	(2)
Additional Reading	171	(2)
Index	173