
Winning the Long Game
How Strategic Leaders Shape the Future
$48.75
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
2 December 2014
Summary
Are you winning the battle but losing the war?Every leader has to deliver the goods,make budget, meet deadlines, and deftly manage people,to provide the inspirational fuel that keeps their business running day-in and day-out. But therein lies the danger of winning today’s battle and losing the war,that is the long game of creating sustainable value in a volatile, uncertain world that is becoming ever-more complex and ambiguous. The number one business challenge,is winning the long game by bei…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781610394475 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 161039447X |
| Author: | Paul Schoemaker, Steven Krupp |
| Publisher: | PublicAffairs,U.S. |
| Imprint: | PublicAffairs,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 2 December 2014 |
| Weight: | 550g |
| Dimensions: | 243mm x 166mm x 29mm |
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“Krupp and Schoemaker…have assembled a cogent, inspiring guide to what constitutes a strategic leader–and how readers can be strategic in their own lives… this highly readable book focuses on the nuts and bolts of each discipline, guiding readers on how to import the lessons learned into their own lives.”–Publishers Weekly “This painstakingly researched and thoroughly enjoyable book offers lessons and insight that today’s leaders would be wise to apply in their pursuit of future success.” –Thomas J. Ridge, former Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security “Compelling and useful…This important book combining strategy and leadership makes it one of a kind.”–Raghu Krishnamoorthy, vice president, executive development, and chief learning officer, General Electric “I am inspired by this book to rethink my own approach both to strategy and to leadership. It combines the two in a most convincing way. The six basic disciplines of strategic leadership is exactly the framework I need to challenge my board to think and act strategically”–Lars Kolind, Chairman of the Board of Jacob Jensen Design and DeTao Master of Leadership and Strategy in China “I loved the anecdotes, from so many angles. Finally a book on strategic leadership that is grounded in real word situations!”–Jean Pierre Garnier, Chairman of the Board, Actelion; Operating Partner, Advent International; Retired Chief Executive Officer, GlaxoSmithKline “A captivating case for strategic leadership, thinking broadly and acting decisively.”–Michael Useem, Professor of Management and Director of the Center for Leadership and Change at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania “Highly engaging…a must read for any strategic leader and those aspiring to be one.”–Gerard van Grinsven, CEO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America “Masterful…we learn why–and learn how to cope more effectively with a Black-Swan/Gray-Swan world.”–Philip E. Tetlock, Annenberg University Professor, Psychology Deptartment and Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania “A practical playbook for senior and high potential leaders to increase their strategic aptitude and business impact.”–William Strahan: EVP Human Resources, Comcast Cable “Weaves keen insights about strategic leadership, fun stories, and very practical tips into a power packed narrative sure to raise any leaders game.”–Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund
About The Author
Paul Schoemaker
Steven Krupp is the CEO of Decision Strategies International, a firm devoted to helping leaders become more strategic and organizations more adaptive in the face of uncertainty. Dr. Krupp advises premier global organizations and has published in Harvard Business Review, Harvard Management Update and Chief Learning Officer Magazine.Paul J.H. Schoemaker is founder and executive chairman of Decision Strategies International and research director of the Mack Institute for Innovation Management at the Wharton School, where he teaches strategy and decision-making. Dr. Schoemaker has authored or coauthored more than one hundred articles and is coauthor of the business bestsellers Decision Traps and Winning Decisions, among many other books.
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