
HBR Guide to Executing Your Strategy
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Put your strategy into action.
Even the best competitive strategies mean nothing if they aren't executed well. Yet many organizations struggle when they move from defining a strategy to actually applying it. Somehow, all the careful planning falls apart, initiatives fail, and leaders are left wondering how to pick up the pieces.
The HBR Guide to Executing Your Strategy is here to help. This book offers leaders and managers tips and advice for sharing the strategy with your employees, making the shift toward the right objectives, and seeing your strategy come to fruition.
You'll learn how to:
- Understand the "why" behind your strategy
- Identify the capabilities you have?and the ones you need
- Communicate objectives and priorities effectively to your team
- Prioritize strategic projects and let go of outdated ones
- Encourage cross-silo collaboration toward organizational goals
- Adjust course when necessary
Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.
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Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 12 international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.
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Content
- Intro
- What You'll Learn
- Contents
- Section 1: Getting Started
- Ch. 1: Closing the Chasm Between Strategy and Execution
- Ch. 2: What Is Execution, Exactly?
- Ch. 3: Why Strategy Execution Unravels-and What to Do About It
- Section 2: Review the Specifics of Your Strategy
- Ch. 4: Eight Questions to Ask About Your Company's Strategy
- Ch. 5: Does Your Strategy Have a Spine?
- Ch. 6: What You Lose with Your New Strategy
- Section 3: Assess Alignment and Capabilities
- Ch. 7: How Aligned Is Your Organization?
- Ch 8: Design Your Organization to Match Your Strategy
- Ch. 9: Capitalizing on Your Capabilities
- Ch. 10: The Problem with Learning Is Unlearning
- Section 4: Communicate Clearly
- Ch. 11: How to Communicate Your Company's Strategy Effectively
- Ch. 12: Good Leadership Is About Communicating "Why"
- Ch. 13: Be Aware of the Signals You're Sending
- Ch. 14: Strategy Briefing: An Example
- Section 5: Manage Strategic Initiatives
- Ch. 15: How to Prioritize Your Company's Strategic Projects
- Ch. 16: Six Questions to Ask Before You Begin a Big Project
- Ch. 17: Start Stopping Faster
- Section 6: Track Performance and Ensure Collaboration
- Ch. 18: Don't Let Metrics Undermine Your Business
- Ch. 19: The Two Types of Performance You Should Be Tracking
- Ch. 20: Making Silos Work for Your Organization
- Ch. 21: How to Permanently Resolve Cross-Departmental Rivalries
- Section7: When Your Strategy Needs to Change
- Ch. 22: When Shifting Strategy, Don't Lose Sight of Your Long-Term Vision
- Ch. 23: How to Adapt Your Strategy When Crisis Hits
- Index
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