Strategic Planning: A Practical Guide to Strategy Formulation and Execution
• Draws from the author's proven track record of helping teams develop strategic plans for organizations of all sizes• Offers tools, techniques, and templates designed to help the reader address likely strategic planning challenges and seize opportunities• Provides options individuals can use relative to strategy formulation, whether they are acting for themselves or on behalf of their family, a community organization or association, or a private or public, for-profit or nonprofit organization• Describes the skills and abilities leaders, facilitators, and participants in strategic planning must emphasize to increase the likelihood of optimal outcomes• Concrete examples and case studies• Templates and samples of materials used in various public- and private-sector strategic planning efforts• A bibliography of resource materials about strategic thinking, strategy formulation, strategic planning, and strategy execution"Equal parts sage advice, checklist, and forms for strategic planning and implementation, this volume is a nearly one-stop resource for everyone from the seasoned manager to neophyte consultant in need of guidance on setting strategic direction. The book offers a broad introduction to strategic planning with an emphasis on application. Readers will find the material directly transferable into practice. . . . The volume will be a beneficial resource for anyone tasked with developing a strategic plan or organizing a strategic planning session. . . . Highly recommended."-Choice