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Book Description

Setting business strategy enables you to develop absolute clarity, establish priorities, organize resources and get better results than ever before. A strategic plan helps crystalize the future of an organization—mapping a clear path from where the company stands today to where you wish it to be.

It may sound complicated, but Brian Tracy knows how to make it simple. Throughout his career, he has shown countless leaders and organizations how to achieve stunning success. In this concise and practical book, he shares the most important lessons for strategic planning. Readers will discover how to:

Ask the five key questions vital to any strategic plan • Determine a corporate mission that lifts and inspires people • Gain valuable insight with market share/market growth and strategy/operations matrices • Define themselves in relation to their competition • Utilize the concept of "driving force" • Anticipate crises • Reposition their business with new products, services, and technologies • Measure success via clear financial objectives • And more

Incorporating examples ranging from Alexander the Great to IBM and General Electric, Tracy gives readers proven ideas for increasing their company's ROI and maximizing their strengths and opportunities. Powerful and portable, Business Strategy will help readers take control of their company's destiny.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. 1 Introduction to Strategy: Alexander the Great
  7. 2 The Principles of Effective Strategy
  8. 3 Five Questions in Strategic Planning
  9. 4 The Key Players in Setting Strategy
  10. 5 Values, Vision, and Purpose
  11. 6 Determine Your Corporate Mission
  12. 7 Back from the Future
  13. 8 Strategic Areas for Consideration
  14. 9 The Driving Force: Key to Strategy
  15. 10 Four Central Concepts in Strategic Planning
  16. 11 Concentrate on What You Do Well
  17. 12 Adjacency Moves
  18. 13 Have a Divestment Strategy
  19. 14 Zero-Based Thinking
  20. 15 Take the Offensive
  21. 16 Flexibility Wins
  22. 17 Create New Markets
  23. 18 Choose Your Competition
  24. 19 Engage the Entire Company
  25. 20 Organizational Structure Makes a Difference
  26. 21 The Five Phases of Strategy Formulation and Implementation
  27. Index
  28. About the Author
  29. Free Sample Chapter from TurboStrategy by Brian Tracy
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