Elevate: The Three Disciplines of Advanced Strategic Thinking

by Rich Horwath

According to a study published in Chief Executive Magazine, the most valued skill in leaders today is strategic thinking. However, more than half of all companies say that strategic thinking is the skill their senior leaders most need to improve. Elevate provides leaders with a framework and toolkit for developing advanced strategic thinking capabilities. Unlike the majority of books that focus on strategy from a corporate perspective, Elevate gives the individual executive practical tools and techniques to help them become a truly strategic leader. The new framework that will enable leaders to finally integrate both strategy and innovation into a strategic approach that drives their profitable growth is the Three Disciplines of Advanced Strategic

1. Fusing together insights to create an innovative business model.

2. Creating a system of strategy to achieve competitive advantage.

3. Leading others to think and act strategically to execute strategy.

Every leader desperately wants to be strategic--their career depends on it. Elevate provides the roadmap to reach the strategic leadership summit.

Genres: Business, Nonfiction

177 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 18, 2013

About the author

Rich Horwath is the CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute, and has helped more than 100,000 managers around the world develop their strategic thinking skills. He is the author of seven books, including StrategyMan vs. The Anti-Strategy Squad: Using Strategic Thinking to Defeat Bad Strategy and Save Your Plan. He is a former Chief Strategy Officer and professor of strategy at the graduate level, and has spoken to managers at companies such as Google, Intel, FedEx, Bank of America, and L’Oreal.

Reviews

[Amir Baniasadi · Rating 4 out of 5]

این کتاب ملغمه ی خوبی از تکنیک ها و خورده ابزارهایی است که یک رهبر برای راه اندازی کسب و کار، برون رفت از بحران و تغییر وضعیت موجود و پیشرفت بهش نیاز داره، در عین سادگی مطالب وقتی به تک تک مفاهیم مطرح شده و مثال های ذهنی که در طول مطالعه برات تصویر میشه فکر می کنی به پیچیدگی های مهمی دست پیدا می کنی که احتمالا چالش های هر مدیر و رهبری خواهند بود....تفکر استراتژیک خیلی خوب و ساده تو یک کتاب کم حجم توضیح داده شده....

[Tõnu Vahtra · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a really theoretical book and it was difficult to maintain focus while reading it. Essentially it lists different aspects of strategy and tends to use generic examples to back up statements ("according to studies") without making the effort for more detailed references. If you have already read many books on strategy you are not likely to find novel ideas here, it might though serve as a reference book.

[Mahdi Nasseri · Rating 4 out of 5]

بخش هایی از کتاب رو خیلی دوست داشتم، در بخش هایی دیگر گرچه سعی کرده بود راهکارهای عملی برای توسعه تفکر استراتژیک در سازمان ارایه بده ولی احساس کردم برخی از آنها کمی از آنچه می تواند در دنیای واقعی سازمان ها رخ دهد فاصله دارد.
در کل از نیمه اول کتاب بسیار آموختم و قطعا اون رو برای کسانی که می خوان بیشتر با تفکر استراتژیک در سازمان ها آشنا بشن و اون رو به صورت عملی در برنامه ریزی بکار بگیرن توصیه می کنم.

[Amirhosein · Rating 4 out of 5]

The writer uses many basic references for clarifying the importance of thinking strategically. Also, it provides interesting tools for helping develop strategic roads through your goals. I recommend the book to those who want to gain more advantage from strategic thinking for having access to your objectives.

[Abby Epplett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basic business book about strategic thinking.

[Tim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good stuff. The only problem I see with this book is that the most likely reader is already going to know most of what is put forward. Which is to say strategic thinkers will naturally be drawn to this book - and they get a little new knowledge, maybe. Unfortunately, those who most need it will never even consider reading the book. It will be the old "no time" reasoning (which the book does itself discuss). I have always been amazed at how those who would most benefit from taking the "1000 foot view" are the least likely to ever do so.

[Lmac · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unlike other strategy books Inhave read, Mr. Horwath offers some straight forward, actionable tasks which can help us all think and act strategic.

[Michael Huang]

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