THINK Before You Leap: Strategic Leadership in a World of Chaos (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

THINK Before You Leap blends three powerful themes into one. At the highest level, it describes the essence of strategic leadership – how to develop topsight, the big picture and creative systems thinking – in a world of increasing chaos. Underlying this is a very practical blueprint for linking innovative strategy, agile execution and market reality, with scores of real world examples. And finally, Sweeny presents both of these themes against the fascinating backdrop of one of the most successful turnarounds in business history. Drawing on decades of “Big Blue” experience as one of its top strategists, he tells the IBM story of a $100 Billion goliath who’s company’s motto was simply “Think”. Reviewers say: "A unique, clear and relevant book written by the premier practitioner-theoretician in the field of strategy" - Dr. Michael Kusnic "Well-written, engaging , and insightful ... a pleasure to read." - Adrian Slywotsky Think Before You Leap stretches the mind as it entertains and is a must read for any serious leader of strategic change. For current and aspiring leaders, this book: - Helps develop fundamental strategic competence, critical to business and personal success. - Presents a clear, understandable picture of the new world order and the forces that got us there. - Lays out a set of 10 strategic principles for thriving in an increasingly unpredictable economic era. - Provides a powerful framework for linking strategy, execution and market measures. Describes dozens of specific practical techniques for developing and implementing strategy. - Explains how to enhance enterprise innovation, synergy, and adaptability. Author Biography Douglas Sweeny was a senior marketing and strategy executive at IBM for over three decades. He was the chief architect of key IBM strategies helping to guide Big Blue through one of the most celebrated corporate transformations in history. He is currently the senior strategy consultant at American Telemanagement Solutions. As IBM Vice President of Strategy, he designed IBM’s major shift into Services, now a $60 Billion business, and it’s strategies for e-Business, the Internet , and it's current successful ventures approach. Mr. Sweeny has been a featured at UN World Forums, The Hague, and at major universities and business conferences worldwide. He's a graduate of Brown University and with his wife Susanne lives in Vero Beach Florida and the Jersey Shore. ______________________________________________________________