Ahead of the Curve: A Guide to Applied Strategic Thinking
Product Description
People are discovering they are drowning in a sea of tactical activitiesand short-term operational demands. They find themselves left behind when the needs of their customers change. This book will show you how to allocate time and energy to think ahead, add value, and innovate for the future. It addresses the need to carve out time, learn to tame the operational beast, and get our strategic bearing in life.
Today, managers and individual contributors alike are redefining what it means to truly be successful. People are discovering that too much emphasis is placed on the now; winning and performing current roles and activities. Many people in the workplace have discovered that they are drowning under the weight of tactical activities and short-term operational demands. This book will show you how to allocate some time and energy to think ahead, add value, and innovate for the future. To be exceptional, we need to be effective at both strategy and execution. We need to be great today and prepared to be great tomorrow. This means that we have to carve out some time, learn to tame the operational beast, and get our strategic bearing in life.
Nearly all of the popular books, articles, and training focus on the grand strategic planning at the senior level. There is no question that many organizations have a need for high level corporate strategic planning. However, it is just as important to have everyone in the organization thinking strategically and applying these principles in their own world. If organizations want to be proactive and forward thinking, then its members at all levels will need to think about the future in entrepreneurial and innovative ways, especially in their individual areas of responsibility. The question is, how can team leaders, project managers, sales representatives, engineers, and others start thinking strategically? What skills are needed? How can one apply them at a practical level? How can organizations get their employees to be more innovative, look around corners, plan ahead, and bravely take on the future?
This book is for anyone who is looking for answers to these questions, for those who want to be on track, in control, and prepared for the future. Through real life experiences, illustrated examples, and straightforward activities and tools, Ahead of the Curve will enlighten readers; cause them to think, plan, and act more strategically at the individual level and on the front lines of work.
From the Author
New and rapidly developing technology has created in society a "need for speed." As leaders, we are faced with incredible pressures to deliver immediate results, to do more with less, and to manage an ever-increasing personal workload. The pace and urgency of daily demands can make it difficult to see more than a step ahead. But in a world of changing conditions and priorities, leaders and individual contributors alike must be able to look beyond the now and achieve a strategic perspective about their work.
As humans, we have the capacity to think broadly and beyond the immediate, therefore we can choose to think consciously and deliberately about the future and the big picture. Unless we change our current think pattern and develop our thinking capacity more fully, our success will remain stagnant or possibly come to an end.
Real leadership means being responsible for the future, as well as for what is happening today. A primary goal of a leader is to gain a better understanding of business conditions, the environment (the market, customers, and competitors), and leading indicators that identify new trends and situations that will arise.
A leader must be tuned in to the signals that provide insight about the needs and wants of team members, senior management, and suppliers. As a leader, you must know who your customers are, why they come to you, what they will be looking for in the future, and how your field is changing. A leader must be tapped into the competitors that most affect the strategic landscape (what products they offer and how customers see them).
This book is meant to help leaders address these issues, tame the operational beasts, scope out the horizons, and prepare for the future, not only for their companies but personally.
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People are discovering they are drowning in a sea of tactical activitiesand short-term operational demands. They find themselves left behind when the needs of their customers change. This book will show you how to allocate time and energy to think ahead, add value, and innovate for the future. It addresses the need to carve out time, learn to tame the operational beast, and get our strategic bearing in life.
Today, managers and individual contributors alike are redefining what it means to truly be successful. People are discovering that too much emphasis is placed on the now; winning and performing current roles and activities. Many people in the workplace have discovered that they are drowning under the weight of tactical activities and short-term operational demands. This book will show you how to allocate some time and energy to think ahead, add value, and innovate for the future. To be exceptional, we need to be effective at both strategy and execution. We need to be great today and prepared to be great tomorrow. This means that we have to carve out some time, learn to tame the operational beast, and get our strategic bearing in life.
Nearly all of the popular books, articles, and training focus on the grand strategic planning at the senior level. There is no question that many organizations have a need for high level corporate strategic planning. However, it is just as important to have everyone in the organization thinking strategically and applying these principles in their own world. If organizations want to be proactive and forward thinking, then its members at all levels will need to think about the future in entrepreneurial and innovative ways, especially in their individual areas of responsibility. The question is, how can team leaders, project managers, sales representatives, engineers, and others start thinking strategically? What skills are needed? How can one apply them at a practical level? How can organizations get their employees to be more innovative, look around corners, plan ahead, and bravely take on the future?
This book is for anyone who is looking for answers to these questions, for those who want to be on track, in control, and prepared for the future. Through real life experiences, illustrated examples, and straightforward activities and tools, Ahead of the Curve will enlighten readers; cause them to think, plan, and act more strategically at the individual level and on the front lines of work.
From the Author
New and rapidly developing technology has created in society a "need for speed." As leaders, we are faced with incredible pressures to deliver immediate results, to do more with less, and to manage an ever-increasing personal workload. The pace and urgency of daily demands can make it difficult to see more than a step ahead. But in a world of changing conditions and priorities, leaders and individual contributors alike must be able to look beyond the now and achieve a strategic perspective about their work.
As humans, we have the capacity to think broadly and beyond the immediate, therefore we can choose to think consciously and deliberately about the future and the big picture. Unless we change our current think pattern and develop our thinking capacity more fully, our success will remain stagnant or possibly come to an end.
Real leadership means being responsible for the future, as well as for what is happening today. A primary goal of a leader is to gain a better understanding of business conditions, the environment (the market, customers, and competitors), and leading indicators that identify new trends and situations that will arise.
A leader must be tuned in to the signals that provide insight about the needs and wants of team members, senior management, and suppliers. As a leader, you must know who your customers are, why they come to you, what they will be looking for in the future, and how your field is changing. A leader must be tapped into the competitors that most affect the strategic landscape (what products they offer and how customers see them).
This book is meant to help leaders address these issues, tame the operational beasts, scope out the horizons, and prepare for the future, not only for their companies but personally.
Ahead of the Curve: A Guide to Applied Strategic Thinking
Product Description
People are discovering they are drowning in a sea of tactical activitiesand short-term operational demands. They find themselves left behind when the needs of their customers change. This book will show you how to allocate time and energy to think ahead, add value, and innovate for the future. It addresses the need to carve out time, learn to tame the operational beast, and get our strategic bearing in life.
Today, managers and individual contributors alike are redefining what it means to truly be successful. People are discovering that too much emphasis is placed on the now; winning and performing current roles and activities. Many people in the workplace have discovered that they are drowning under the weight of tactical activities and short-term operational demands. This book will show you how to allocate some time and energy to think ahead, add value, and innovate for the future. To be exceptional, we need to be effective at both strategy and execution. We need to be great today and prepared to be great tomorrow. This means that we have to carve out some time, learn to tame the operational beast, and get our strategic bearing in life.
Nearly all of the popular books, articles, and training focus on the grand strategic planning at the senior level. There is no question that many organizations have a need for high level corporate strategic planning. However, it is just as important to have everyone in the organization thinking strategically and applying these principles in their own world. If organizations want to be proactive and forward thinking, then its members at all levels will need to think about the future in entrepreneurial and innovative ways, especially in their individual areas of responsibility. The question is, how can team leaders, project managers, sales representatives, engineers, and others start thinking strategically? What skills are needed? How can one apply them at a practical level? How can organizations get their employees to be more innovative, look around corners, plan ahead, and bravely take on the future?
This book is for anyone who is looking for answers to these questions, for those who want to be on track, in control, and prepared for the future. Through real life experiences, illustrated examples, and straightforward activities and tools, Ahead of the Curve will enlighten readers; cause them to think, plan, and act more strategically at the individual level and on the front lines of work.
From the Author
New and rapidly developing technology has created in society a "need for speed." As leaders, we are faced with incredible pressures to deliver immediate results, to do more with less, and to manage an ever-increasing personal workload. The pace and urgency of daily demands can make it difficult to see more than a step ahead. But in a world of changing conditions and priorities, leaders and individual contributors alike must be able to look beyond the now and achieve a strategic perspective about their work.
As humans, we have the capacity to think broadly and beyond the immediate, therefore we can choose to think consciously and deliberately about the future and the big picture. Unless we change our current think pattern and develop our thinking capacity more fully, our success will remain stagnant or possibly come to an end.
Real leadership means being responsible for the future, as well as for what is happening today. A primary goal of a leader is to gain a better understanding of business conditions, the environment (the market, customers, and competitors), and leading indicators that identify new trends and situations that will arise.
A leader must be tuned in to the signals that provide insight about the needs and wants of team members, senior management, and suppliers. As a leader, you must know who your customers are, why they come to you, what they will be looking for in the future, and how your field is changing. A leader must be tapped into the competitors that most affect the strategic landscape (what products they offer and how customers see them).
This book is meant to help leaders address these issues, tame the operational beasts, scope out the horizons, and prepare for the future, not only for their companies but personally.
People are discovering they are drowning in a sea of tactical activitiesand short-term operational demands. They find themselves left behind when the needs of their customers change. This book will show you how to allocate time and energy to think ahead, add value, and innovate for the future. It addresses the need to carve out time, learn to tame the operational beast, and get our strategic bearing in life.
Today, managers and individual contributors alike are redefining what it means to truly be successful. People are discovering that too much emphasis is placed on the now; winning and performing current roles and activities. Many people in the workplace have discovered that they are drowning under the weight of tactical activities and short-term operational demands. This book will show you how to allocate some time and energy to think ahead, add value, and innovate for the future. To be exceptional, we need to be effective at both strategy and execution. We need to be great today and prepared to be great tomorrow. This means that we have to carve out some time, learn to tame the operational beast, and get our strategic bearing in life.
Nearly all of the popular books, articles, and training focus on the grand strategic planning at the senior level. There is no question that many organizations have a need for high level corporate strategic planning. However, it is just as important to have everyone in the organization thinking strategically and applying these principles in their own world. If organizations want to be proactive and forward thinking, then its members at all levels will need to think about the future in entrepreneurial and innovative ways, especially in their individual areas of responsibility. The question is, how can team leaders, project managers, sales representatives, engineers, and others start thinking strategically? What skills are needed? How can one apply them at a practical level? How can organizations get their employees to be more innovative, look around corners, plan ahead, and bravely take on the future?
This book is for anyone who is looking for answers to these questions, for those who want to be on track, in control, and prepared for the future. Through real life experiences, illustrated examples, and straightforward activities and tools, Ahead of the Curve will enlighten readers; cause them to think, plan, and act more strategically at the individual level and on the front lines of work.
From the Author
New and rapidly developing technology has created in society a "need for speed." As leaders, we are faced with incredible pressures to deliver immediate results, to do more with less, and to manage an ever-increasing personal workload. The pace and urgency of daily demands can make it difficult to see more than a step ahead. But in a world of changing conditions and priorities, leaders and individual contributors alike must be able to look beyond the now and achieve a strategic perspective about their work.
As humans, we have the capacity to think broadly and beyond the immediate, therefore we can choose to think consciously and deliberately about the future and the big picture. Unless we change our current think pattern and develop our thinking capacity more fully, our success will remain stagnant or possibly come to an end.
Real leadership means being responsible for the future, as well as for what is happening today. A primary goal of a leader is to gain a better understanding of business conditions, the environment (the market, customers, and competitors), and leading indicators that identify new trends and situations that will arise.
A leader must be tuned in to the signals that provide insight about the needs and wants of team members, senior management, and suppliers. As a leader, you must know who your customers are, why they come to you, what they will be looking for in the future, and how your field is changing. A leader must be tapped into the competitors that most affect the strategic landscape (what products they offer and how customers see them).
This book is meant to help leaders address these issues, tame the operational beasts, scope out the horizons, and prepare for the future, not only for their companies but personally.
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| BN ID: | 2940012439635 |
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| Publisher: | CMOE Press |
| Publication date: | 06/15/2005 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 146 |
| File size: | 1 MB |
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