The Elements of Strategy: A Pocket Guide to the Essence of Successful Business Strategy

by M. Daniell

Overview

There are many books on strategy. The specific purpose of this book is to give a concise and portable guide to the essential elements of successful strategy. The readers will be able to improve the quality and content of their own strategies and thus improve substantially the results achieved.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230009066
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	06/23/2006
Edition description:	2006
Pages:	101
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.01(d)

About the Author

MARK DANIELL is one of the world's leading strategic advisors, a noted business thought leader, author and expert commentator on CNN, CNBC, the BBC and other global media channels. Currently Chairman of The Cuscaden Group, he draws from more than a quarter century of experience as a Director of strategy consulting firm Bain & Company, President of publicly listed k1 Ventures, Director at merchant bank Wasserstein Perella and author, among other publications, of World of Risk: A New Approach to Global Strategy and Leadership, a best-selling and award-winning book on global strategy and the management of public affairs. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor), Oxford University, Amherst College, Universite de Paris IV-Sorbonne, the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and The Phillips Exeter Academy.

Table of Contents

Introduction PART I: HISTORY AND OVERVIEW Lessons from the Past Phases of Strategy Lessons for the Future PART II: PRINCIPLES OF THE NEW PARADIGM Sharpening Your Focus Responsibility and Engagement Leadership and Organization The Next Step: Developing Your Own Strategy Epilogue