Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)Are you looking to buy Strategy Power Plays? Here is the right place to find the great deals. we can offer discounts of up to 90% on Strategy Power Plays. Check out the link below:
>> Click Here to See Compare Prices and Get the Best Offers
Strategy Power Plays ReviewThis is one of three anthologies of articles which first appeared in BusinessWeek magazine, the others focusing on leadership and marketing. The appeal and value of the material will obviously be determined by each reader's own interests. The same is true of other series, notably "Harvard Business Review on...." I really appreciate having these collections of articles because (a) I may not have read all of them the first time around, (b) assembled as they are in a single volume, I can easily compare and contrast the given executives and/or companies and/or issues, and (c) having the volume near at hand means I can easily locate one or more articles whenever I need to review specific material. I also appreciate the fact that it is "totable." Stephen J. Adler wrote the Introduction to each of the three volumes.
In Strategy Power Plays, the focus is on "how the world's most strategic minds reach the top of their game." Featured CEOs include Jeff Bezos (Amazon), John Chambers (Cisco Systems), Michael Dell (Dell Computer), Michael Askew (UPS), Sam Palmisano (IBM), and Ken Chenault (American Express). Each of 14 chapters examines a specific company in which an appropriate strategy, effectively executed, helped to achieve its desired objectives. Then in a "Trends" section that follows the final chapter, readers are provided with an additional article written by Peter Engardio, "Business Prophet C.K. Prahalad is Changing the Way People Think."
I especially appreciate the narrative format which includes three reader-friendly devices: a "Lesson Plan" at the beginning of each chapter, a series of "Power Moves" throughout its narrative, and then a "Monday Morning..."review at its conclusion. These devices anchor the reader in a real-world situation, focus on the given strategic challenge, track responses to it, and offer suggestions for "sustaining the win. "
For example, here is the "Monday Morning" material that concludes Peter Burrows' article about Cisco Systems:
The Problem: Adapting an organization's aggressive growth strategy to a drastically slower market
The Solution: Instill discipline into every aspect of the business: strategy, systems, people, and culture
Sustaining the Win: Stay true to your new businesses processes, even when business starts to pick up
The emphasis in this and in each of the other chapters is on "what" to do and then on "how" it was done. Of course, there are several excellent books that devote all of their attention to a single company such as Cisco Systems and to a CEO such as John Chambers. Those who desire more information about a given company are urged to consult other sources. For most executives, however, this anthology's greatest value will be derived from lessons to be learned from a number of quite different situations in which an appropriate strategy helped, either to solve a serious problem or to take full advantage of a major opportunity.Strategy Power Plays Overview
Want to learn more information about Strategy Power Plays?
>> Click Here to See All Customer Reviews & Ratings Now
