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Being Strategic: Plan for Success; Out-think Your Competitors; Stay Ahead of Change

2 Ratings: 5.0
A book by Erika Andersen

In this accessible but overly ambitious debut, top consultant Andersen walks readers through a step-by-step guide to strategic thinking and action. She describes the process of formulating and executing strategy through the historical example of the … see full wiki

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Author: Erika Andersen
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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review by . July 28, 2009
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
For organizations as well as for individuals, strategies resemble "hammers" and tactics resemble "nails" in that the former are needed to drive the latter. To extend the use of metaphors, it is also important to have the right hammer and the right nail, locate the nail properly, and then hit it with sufficient force. If I understand what Erika Andersen is explaining in this book, this is what "being strategic" is all about when making decisions that concern one's career and personal life. As Yogi …
review by . June 09, 2009
Likely one of the clearest books on strategy I have ever read. Many of our clients come to us with processes and plans that are an undisciplined mix of tactics and strategy. Anderson makes a some good definitions of strategy and tactics (e.g. Strategy is where you want to be, tactics is how you will get there) . The author clearly understands group dynamics making this an essential handbook on getting groups through strategy planning and execution sessions. (I wish I had had this book 30 years ago. …
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