Description: Strategy = Execution is for leaders, professionals, and entrepreneurs who view strategy execution, rather than strategy definition, their principal job. Organizations currently find themselves in a new economy, where they are either being disrupted or cause disruption. Continuity is no longer a given. Only one law applies: strategy = execution, because a strategy is only as brilliant as its execution. Strategy execution is the last competitive advantage, and strength, speed and agility in execution are more important than a perfectly mapped-out strategy based on feasibility and predictability.
Review Quotes:
"A hands-on book and a must-read for all leaders." -- George Kohlrieser, Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at IMD (Lausanne) and author of Hostage at the Table and Care to Dare
"Refreshing to read a book where strategy execution has pride of place." -- Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries, INSEAD Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organizational Change
"A wealth of well-founded insights and advice." -- Ben Tiggelaar, behavioral scientist, author, public speaker and consultant
"A much-needed bridge between insight and action ... a success formula that's Monday morning ready." -- Peter Meyers, founder and CEO, Stand & Deliver Group and visiting lecturer at Stanford University and IMD in Lausanne
"Excellent, reality-based insights into how we can achieve Innovation, Speed and Agility." -- Heiko Schipper, member of the Board of Management, Bayer AG; President Bayer Consumer Health
"This book shows us how to turn strategy and reflection into practical steps and how to do it smoothly." -- Ben Verwaayen, former CEO, Alcatal-Lucent and British Telecom and Commissioner, AkzoNobel and investor and partner, Keen Ventures
"A must-read for every strategy professional." -- Henk W. Volberda, Professor of Strategic Management & Business Policy, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
"An abundance of good ideas for tightening our focus on successful enactment and execution of a change strategy." -- Harry J.M. Brouwer, CEO, Unilever Food
"Strategy Execution is the No. 1 challenge executives face. That's one of the most important arguments in this book." -- Kees Hoving, Chief Country Officer, Deutsche Bank Netherlands
"Contains many clear, directly applicable ideas, taken from practical and proven cases." -- Karin Bergstein, member of the Executive Board, a.s.r.
"In a fast-changing world, effective strategy execution is a critical success factor for businesses. Strategy = Execution provides many practical examples and tips on how to get it done." -- Herna Verhagen, CEO, PostNL