Making Strategy Work: Building Sustainable Growth Capability

xi. Walter R. Young
Part One: From Strategic Planning to Sustainable Growth: The Making Strategy Work Model
1. Strategy Easier Set Than Done Strategic Trends- The Impact of Strategy Setting on Implementation Approaches Do Not Work- The Making Strategy Work Model-- Conclusion
2. Strategy Implementation: A Pattern Emerges Utilizing the Influence Systems- Applying Integrated Sets of Influence Systems- The Results Speak for Themselves- Conclusion
Part Two: Realignment and Implementation: A Project Approach
3. Getting Organized and Establishing the Project Project Flow: Six Stages- Project Management- Project Structure- Project Tasks- Project Tracking- Conclusion
4. Clarifying the Business Strategy The Strategy Clarification Team- The Strategy Clarification Process- Implications of Growth Strategies- Conclusion
5. Determining the Necessary Competencies and Behaviors Focusing on Behaviors in Strategy Implementation- The Concept of Competencies- Company-Wide Core Competencies- Tiered Competencies-Conclusion
6. Redesigning the Influence Systems Assessing the Influence Systems-Setting Organizational Alignment Priorities-Alignment Task Forces- Conclusion
7. Comparing Yourself to Others Benchmarking or Best Practices?- The Basic Steps of Benchmarking and Best Practices-Avoiding Benchmarking and Best Practices Pitfalls- Alternative Sources of Information- Conclusion
8. Developing Redesign Recommendations and Implementing the Redesigned Influence Systems Developing the Redesign Recommendations- Implementing the Redesign Influence Systems- Conclusion
9. Measuring the Impact and Redefining the Process Value Versus Efficiency- Beyond Employee Satisfaction- Building Accountability- Course Corrections- Conclusion
10. Putting It All Together Can We Start in the Middle?- It Won't Happen Overnight- Bigger Is Not Better- Common Mistakes- Key Success Factors- Conclusion
Appendix A: Advisory Team Guidebook
Appendix B: Core Team Guidebook
Appendix C: Alignment Task Forces Guidebook