Morrisey on Planning, A Guide to Strategic Thinking

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Three Volume Series

Plan your work and work your plan.
In these three brief, very usable volumes, George L. Morrisey--long recognized as a master in the field--offers his insights on the process of strategic thinking, and tactical and strategic planning. Each volume is valuable on its own; together, they represent an unprecedented resource no informed manager should be without. Drawing on examples from individual departments and work units as well as from the perspective of the total organization, Morrisey's series provides practical advice for all types of planning at any level of an organization. Introduction to the Series xiii

Preface xvii

The Author xxi

Chapter One What's This All About?: A Foundation for Your Strategic Planning 1

Chapter Two Who Are Your Strategic Thinkers and How Should They Function? 11

Chapter Three But First, What are Your Strategic Values? 21

Chapter Four Who Are You and How Will You Function? (PART ONE) Developing Your Organization's Mission 35

Chapter Five Who Are you and how will You Function? (PART TWO) Developing Your Unit's Roles and Missions 57

Chapter Six What Should be Your Future?: Creating Your Strategic Vision 69

Chapter Seven Where Are You Going?: Formulating Your Strategy 79

Chapter Eight What happens next?: Building a Bridge to The Rest of Your Planning Process 99

Annotated Resources 107

Index 115

George L. Morrisey is the author of Morrisey on Planning, A Guide to Strategic Thinking: Building Your Planning Foundation, published by Wiley. The first volume of a three-volume series, A Guide to Strategic Thinking—written for public and private sector CEOs, senior executive teams, and strategic planning teams at the corporate, division, or departmental levels—helps get the planning team started on determining the organization's principles and values, mission and vision, and strategic direction. As with the other volumes in this series, George Morrisey—long recognized as a leading expert in the areas of planning and strategic thinking—offers his insights into how planning actually works in organizations. Succinct and easy to read, the books in this series can be used in any sequence, and stand on their own as individual guides to more effective planning. The companion volumes include Volume Two: A Guide to Long-Range Planning, and Volume III: Guide to Tactical Planning. Each draws on examples from individual departments and work units as well as from the perspective of the total organization, making them useful for all types of planning at any level of an organization. The first volume of a three-volume series, A Guide to Strategic Thinking—written for public and private sector CEOs, senior executive teams, and strategic planning teams at the corporate, division, or departmental levels—helps get the planning team started on determining the organization's principles and values, mission and vision, and strategic direction.
As with the other volumes in this series, George Morrisey—long recognized as a leading expert in the areas of planning and strategic thinking—offers his insights into how planning actually works in organizations.
Succinct and easy to read, the books in this series can be used in any sequence, and stand on their own as individual guides to more effective planning. The companion volumes include Volume Two: A Guide to Long-Range Planning, and Volume III: Guide to Tactical Planning. Each draws on examples from individual departments and work units as well as from the perspective of the total organization, making them useful for all types of planning at any level of an organization.