Implementation: How to Transform Strategic Initiatives into Blockbuster Results: How to Transform Strategic Initiatives into Blockbuster Results

by Sam Bodley-Scott, Alan Brache

The thought leaders at Kepner-Tregoe reveal the seven essential skills to help you effectively put strategic goals into action If you see a gap in their organization's ability to translate vision into practice, Implementation is written for you--a guide to action-oriented management that directly reflects your corporate vision. Management experts Alan Brache and Sam Bodley-Scott draw from their decades of experience, giving you the tools to bring organizational strategy to life in day-to-day operations. Using the exclusive Kepner-Tregoe methodology, explain each of the seven essential skills of strategy implementation, providing the tactics and diagnostics needed for success.

240 pages, Hardcover

First published December 21, 2001

Reviews

[Sergiy · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is a big disappointment, rather a waste of time.

Compared to the book "Improving Performance" co-authored with Geary Rummler, there is nothing new here, everything is the same, only in a more simplified way (in the negative sense of that word).

I recommend to read Improving Performance: Managing the White Space instead.

Skip this one, you won't loose anything.

[Dave Applegate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Branche's book describes the "organizational levers" that determine the health of an organization. I'd given Branche high marks for organizing the book eloquently and posing good questions to determine areas of weakness in your business. I feel like I'm reading a medical text book on how to diagnose different diseases. On the downside, Branche takes too much of a "academic" view on fixing organizations and I felt like little was applicable after reading his book other than "diagnosing" my companies "diseases" (still a very important thing.)

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book reads like a text book, and receives the high rating for its sheer volume of information. I tackled it with a highlighter and pencil and read only one chapter in a sitting. However, it is the best explanation of all of the factors surrounding businesses and organizations that I have ever read. I don't recommend it unless your job demands that you know such information.