Once Upon a Complex Time: Using Stories to Understand Systems

Richard Brynteson

ISBN 10: 0971930481 / ISBN 13: 9780971930483

Verlag: Ingram, 2006

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• Titel: Once Upon a Complex Time: Using Stories to Understand Systems
• Verlag: Ingram
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
• ISBN-10: 0971930481
• ISBN-13: 9780971930483
• Einband: Trade Paperback
• Zustand: Used - Good
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Inhaltsangabe

Strategy is about planning for a sustainable, competitive advantage. In management, it's a plan to provide value to customers or clients: a plan to get and keep customers. Dr. Jim Ollhoff has written Strategy 101: An Introduction and Guide in a concise, easy-to-understand format. Written for those new to the field of strategy, Ollhoff provides plenty of basics, illustrative examples, and case studies.

Strategy 101 provides a clear perspective to help the beginning strategist penetrate the often confusing subject of strategy.

Discussion on the history of strategy, from its military origins through its development into "business policy" to the tools and theories of today

Commentary on various formal and common definitions of strategy, and their influence on people's thinking of how strategy should be conducted.

Observations on the distinction between operational and strategic thinking; and putting strategy in its proper context apart from mission, goals, and tactics.

Strategy 101 lays out the common strategic tools and theories, and the practical steps used within each.

Descriptions of major strategic schools of thought; their value, detractors, and how they compare.

A chapter on the strategic tasks--analysis, dialog, formulation, and implementation--what each can provide and how they look within each school of thought.

Instruction on how basic core strategies are used, and what must be known to choose the right one.

Strategy 101 provides a foundation for future learning and practice.

*How to be a better strategic thinker. *Common errors in implementing strategy. *The questions to ask when evaluating an organization's strategy.

Strategy is important and almost limitless. It can be found in almost every facet of life. Strategy 101: An Introduction and Guide provides the basics of the subject and a basis for future learning.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Dr. Richard Brynteson, is a professor, consultant, and speaker. During his 25 year career, he has worked and lived in South America, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. His current occupational mission is to push the systemic, creative, innovative, strategic, and critical thinking of his students and his clients. Richard has a B.A. in English from Dartmouth College, an M.B.A. in Marketing from the University of Chicago, and a PhD. in Education from the University of Minnesota.