HBR Guide to Setting Your Strategy

by Harvard Business Review, Barry Abrams (Narrator), Randye Kaye (Narrator)

Set your company up for the long term.

Every company needs a strategy. A focused strategy aligns decision making throughout the organization and helps establish a competitive edge in the marketplace. But with so many options to consider, how do you define a unique strategy that will ensure growth?

Whether you're starting a business from scratch or in an existing company facing new threats, this book offers the direction you need. The HBR Guide to Setting Your Strategy provides practical tips and advice that break down the process of crafting strategy so you can identify the areas your company should build on and help it thrive long into the future.

You'll learn to:

Understand what strategy is--and what it isn't Define your mission, values, and purpose Recognize your company's distinct capabilities Conduct better strategic discussions with your team Communicate your strategy throughout the company Make a plan for pushing your strategy forward

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.

Genres: Business, Leadership, Nonfiction, Management, Audiobook

6 pages, Audio CD

First published August 11, 2020

Reviews

[Zahedul · Rating 5 out of 5]

An interesting ensemble of articles succinctly summarizing the different facades of strategy development. A must-read for strategy buffs.

[Juan Rodriguez · Rating 3 out of 5]

A few insightful and useful pieces of information scattered throughout a ton of fluff.

[Greg’s Library · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you want a definitive guide about strategy from the minds of the best thinkers in the field, this is the book I would recommend. The collection of articles gives you multiple ideas on what strategy you can set in place for your organization. It provides the latest and best advice available as of its publication.

Setting strategy is complex but so does its execution and implementation. You will learn the difference between the two here.

Asked to create a strategy for a business characterized by uncertainty and changes after leaving a stable industry, this book has an article for that.

Reading this book is like attending a class full of strategy gurus. It’s worth my time.

[Cami · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a series of HBR articles that are not at all cohesive. There are internal contradictions throughout. None of the concepts are explored in any depth. Read Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work instead.

[Alicia Robben · Rating 5 out of 5]

Strategy is one of my favorite topics, so I really enjoyed these articles. These articles give a good overview of the strategic process and how to communicate a strategy within a company. It was a great reminder for me to focus on strategy at work.

Thanks to Harvard Business Review Press & NetGalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review!

[Lance McNeill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Heavy on theory, light in practical applications

Harvard content is often great and almost universally trusted. There are some helpful theories and frameworks in here, but I thought it was a bit too theoretical and I was looking for a layer or two more toward practical application.

[Delicia Nugroho · Rating 4 out of 5]

As always, Harvard Business Review prints out another gem, helpful for middle managers to
The book is a series of articles, step by steps on how to identify what is the strength and weaknesses of your department/company. This book also offers advice on how to discuss the strategy to your team, stakeholders, and testing them out.

[Nosemonkey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid, fairly practical tips. Either a good short introduction to business strategy development or a handy reminder. I left this as DNF as it wasn't really giving me anything I didn't already know - but some of the reminders from a skim did prove invaluable as I recently started setting up my own business.

[Ian Khan · Rating 3 out of 5]

An assortment of quick-to-read articles from HBR. I found relevance and great insight in about 60% of them. A rood reference resource for business strategists who facilitate end-to-end strategy for their companies or clients.

[Abdulaziz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Listened to the book on Audible.
It has, similar to other HBR guides, a collection of chapter written by different authors. Topics discussed were interesting and mostly to the point. The narrator of book was good.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

This compilation provided some intriguing frameworks for approaching strategy such as matching pairs of "where to play" & "How to win", or purpose-strategy-execution. Several pieces seemed jargony and filler-y.

[Lukasz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Świetne podsumowanie tego jak formułować strategię dla zespołu, działu, firmy lub całej organizacji, niezależnie czy profit czy non/profit. Temat opisany jest z kilku perspektyw. Bardzo polecam.