{"product_id":"business-strategy-isbn-9781118878446","title":"Business Strategy","description":"\u003cb\u003eEmbrace strategies for improving your business and reaching your organization's goals\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eI wholeheartedly agree with Patrick Stroh: Good leaders understand strategy and good strategists need to be good leaders. Make this book a strategic tool for improving your business strategy.\"\u003c\/i\u003e — Harvey Mackay, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn today's fast-moving and competitive business environment, strong leadership, insightful strategy, and effective innovation are critical links to staying ahead of your competition. Getting your business house in order can often be complicated, but does it really have to be? How do you take MBA 101 lessons, great models, and exceptional concepts and put them into play in the \u003ci\u003ereal world\u003c\/i\u003e? \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBusiness Strategy: Plan, Execute, Win!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e strives to answers these questions in an educational and entertaining format. Working as a Fortune 20 practitioner with C-level executives, author Patrick Stroh has a keen understanding of the role played by current day strategists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith 5 chapters following the format of \"All I Ever Needed to Learn About Business Strategy I Learned...\" At the Movies, On the Farm, On Shark Tank, On Hell's Kitchen, and From the Bible, readers will gain valuable strategic insight regardless of industry, business maturity, or current business turbulence and how to apply these insights based on the factors impacting their own business. Each chapter ends with a One Chapter Conclusion, Two Gold Nuggets the reader is to write down and Three Additional Resources\/Tools for more information, offering a practical roadmap to simplifying your success.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Level Setting\/Foundation 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Evolution of Strategic Planning and Today’s Role: Chief Strategy Officer 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution of Strategic Planning 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Role: Chief Strategy Officer 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategy Starts at the Top 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Can’t This Role Simply Remain with the CEO\/President? 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs Business Strategy Work a Full-Time Job? Isn’t Business Strategy Work a Once-a-Year Job? 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Type of Chief Strategy Officer Is Needed? 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCSO: A Distributed Solution versus a Singular Role 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Emotional Intelligence: Being “Facilitative and Consultative” 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharacterizations 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInnovation and Linkage to Business Strategy 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Parables that Teach and Portray Business Strategy 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Everything I Needed to Learn about Business Strategy I Learned . . . from\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHell’s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKitchen\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eKitchen Nightmares\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHell’s Kitchen 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Incredible Sous-Chef Makes a Big Difference 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnow Your Sweet Spot 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRunning the Pass 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompeting Restaurants 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerform Like a Champion 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKitchen Nightmares 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnow Your Customers, and Listen to Them 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Am the God of Food 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt’s Not My Fault, They Didn’t Tell Me! 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot Managing the Details 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre You Tasting Your Food? 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimplicity and Its Impact on Execution 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounting Coins in the Kitchen 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Plating of This Chapter 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Everything I Needed to Learn about Business Strategy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eI Learned . . . at the Movies 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Movies: Six Lessons on Business Strategy 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePassion\/Motivation 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImagination\/Innovation 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlanning 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValues and Teamwork 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCustomer Experience 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKnowing Your Market\/Strategic Intel 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Final Scene 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Everything I Needed to Learn about Business Strategy I Learned . . . Growing Up on a Farm 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHard Work 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing the Boss 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlanning and Executing 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMilk Co-ops 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInnovation 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutsourcing 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDelegation 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSharpening the Saw 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Everything I Needed to Learn about Business Strategy I Learned . . . from the Bible 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive Themes of Business Parables from the Bible 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVision\/Planning 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunications and Listening to Customers 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoles and Responsibilities 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeking Counsel and Direction 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExecution 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Closing Point 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Everything I Needed to Learn about Business Strategy I Learned . . . from\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eShark Tank\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypical Questions the Sharks Ask All Presenters 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRound 2: Shark Personalities 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Tools, Resources, and Conclusions 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: The Strategy Toolbox and Other References 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Lucky Models and Methods 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Top 12 Most Valuable Business Books of All Time 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne Final Tool 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Winning Checklist: How to Succeed in Business Strategy 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinning Conclusions and Summary 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Closing Song 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 169\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePATRICK J. STROH\u003c\/b\u003e is Principal at Mercury Business Advisors, a firm providing business management advisory services in areas such as Business Strategy, Operational Execution, Innovation, and Product Development. Prior to Mercury Business Advisors, he held multiple positions at UnitedHealth Group, including Senior Vice President and Client Experience Officer, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Senior Vice President Business Strategy, President Consumer Health Products, and Senior Director of Enterprise Risk Management.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn many businesses, developing and implementing strategies can be a daunting and frustrating process. Many executives and business decision makers acknowledge the importance of cultivating and executing optimal strategies for growth and success, but the process of building strategies often becomes permanently mired in the seemingly endless requirements of daily business operations. As a result, strategy is pushed aside because it requires too much time and resources to create an effective one – and businesses suffer as a result. With \u003ci\u003eBusiness Strategy: Plan, Execute, Win!\u003c\/i\u003e, leading business strategist and adviser Patrick J. Stroh enlightens readers with a series of real-world stories and insights from helping clients to create a plan, execute it, and accurately measure its results.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatrick speaks directly to CEOs, business executives, and those who aspire to C-level careers as he uses engaging parables to impart hard-earned wisdom as it pertains to business strategy development. Each chapter ends by asking readers to note two Golden Nuggets of information from the ­previous story and to eventually share those nuggets with their boards of directors, staffs, and teams. This unique approach is designed to ensure that readers take actionable insights away from the book and apply them to their own business challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBusiness Strategy: Plan, Execute, Win!\u003c\/i\u003e, the author takes a positive, enlightened approach to creating and carrying out successful business strategies. This resource has been designed to be a light-hearted, engaging champion of business strategy, and it focuses on the best approaches for creating a business plan, executing it, and monitoring it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how business strategy, leadership, and general management are all inextricably linked and should operate simultaneously for best results\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the key traits of successful chief strategy officers (CSOs) and considers what this role should and should not entail\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRelies on engaging storytelling to aid in retention and reader involvement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in an accessible style and filled with advice for planning, communicating, and listening to customers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith this guide, you will become familiar with universal success factors for creating solid business strategies, and will better understand the expectations and roles of today’s business strategist.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBUSINESS STRATEGY: PLAN, EXECUTE, WIN!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“I wholeheartedly agree with Patrick Stroh: Good leaders understand strategy and good strategists need to be good leaders. Make this book a strategic tool for improving your business strategy.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Harvey Mackay,\u003c\/b\u003e author of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eSwim with the Sharks without Being Eaten Alive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Oh no, yet another book on strategy, you say?! As a former CFO and now CEO of a multinational company, I can say this is a must read since we all agree that executing strategies is MUCH harder than developing strategies. What is different? Stroh has seen it all at many levels of the C-suite, and I strongly encourage aspiring C-suiters to carefully study his 10 universal truths of successful strategy execution that build on business, reality TV, Hollywood movies, and even agriculture analogies!”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Jeff Thomson,\u003c\/b\u003e CMA, CAE, President and CEO, IMA (Institute of Management Accountants)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Patrick was my chief strategy and innovation officer during a time of growth and change across healthcare. He is a very thoughtful and strategic leader with real-world insights.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Jacqueline Kosecoff,\u003c\/b\u003e PhD, Moriah Partners and former CEO of OptumRx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Finally, strategy made real. Unlike academics who describe strategy in a way that will never work in real life, Patrick Stroh guides you through a concise, realistic path to strategic planning and execution. Only a true practitioner can produce a book about strategy that can be immediately applied to your business. Real strategy guidance for real businesses.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Lior Arussy,\u003c\/b\u003e President, Strativity Group; Author of five books, including \u003ci\u003eCustomer Experience Strategy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Patrick has taken on the often complex topic of strategy and delivered a useful set of insights in a clear, easy to get your head around format and tone. His approach and style allows you to make quick and practical applications to real business needs and real business solutions. A great read!”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— John Sweeney,\u003c\/b\u003e Owner, Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre; Author of \u003ci\u003eInnovation at the Speed of Laughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Discontinuities in a fastly emerging business ecosystem make this book an engaging and effective resource for strategic thinkers, leaders, and students, but a MUST read for those struggling to build a strategic paradigm for their team to align around and drive the future success of their firm with practical advice and useful tools.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— James Hansen,\u003c\/b\u003e Chairman, JAMF Software; Adjunct Professor, University of St. Thomas\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988873658597,"sku":"NP9781118878446","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118878446.jpg?v=1761781867","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/business-strategy-isbn-9781118878446","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}