{"product_id":"being-strategic-plan-for-success-out-think-your-competitors-stay-ahead-of-change-9780312656706","title":"Being Strategic: Plan for Success; Out-Think Your Competitors; Stay Ahead of Change","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrategy? Tactics? Confused?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow many times have you sat in a meeting and heard someone say, \"We're not being very strategic\" or \"We need to approach this more strategically\"? If your organization is like most, everyone in the meeting nods wisely, the meeting drones on, people endlessly debate how to approach the situation at hand, and no one is the wiser as to what \"strategic\" really means. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNext time, say this: \"Being strategic means consistently making those core directional choices that will best move us toward our hoped-for future. Is this what we're doing?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEverybody talks about strategy, but there is a big gap between discussing strategy and using a practically strategic approach to achieving the business, the career, or the life you most want. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, Erika Andersen offers you a step-by-step model and skills for making being strategic a powerful habit of mind and action: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- First, get clear about the problem you're trying to solve. \u003cbr\u003e- Then, figure out where you're starting from. \u003cbr\u003e- Now, envision your \"castle on the hill,\" the future you want to create. \u003cbr\u003e- Identify the \"trolls under the bridge,\" the obstacles in your path. \u003cbr\u003e- Next, outline the path to the castle: your core strategies and the tactics for implementing them.\u003cbr\u003e- Keep updating your strategic roadmap as you move toward your vision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith this model and dozens of real-life examples, \u003ci\u003eBeing Strategic\u003c\/i\u003e will help you approach business--and life--strategically.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erika Andersen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.52w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312656706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErika Andersen is the founder of Proteus International, an organizational development firm whose clients include celebrity restaurateur Danny Meyer, MTV Networks, Rockwell Automation, Comcast Corp., General Electric, Time Inc., and NBC Universal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45069857357939,"sku":"9780312656706","price":26.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_7ca403e3-dd23-4789-b65c-f56e6a075aa5.jpg?v=1780605152","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/being-strategic-plan-for-success-out-think-your-competitors-stay-ahead-of-change-9780312656706","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}