Hands-On Strategy : The Guide to Crafting Your Company's Future, 2nd Edition [Paperback]

William C. Finnie (Author)

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Publication Date: March 15, 2000

Hands-On Strategy: The Guide to Crafting Your Company's Future shows you how to combine the brilliant strategy concepts of the 1980s ( from Michael Porter and Russell Ackoff) and the 1990s (from Gary Hamel, C.K. Prahalad and many others) so your company can grow its value rapidly. The great contribution of the 1994 edition was to present a proven framework for strategy development. The completely rewritten 2nd edition presents a new, breakthrough approach to stategy implemenation plus new chapters on people driven strategy and leading change/result-based leadership.

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"Hands-On Strategy is simply the best book for strategic planning in the real world. Use it!" -- Dennis P. Long

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The superb academic and business credentials of the author bridge the gap between strategy as it is taught in business schools and the actual implementation of this concept in the business world. Using a step-by-step approach, Finnie presents a practical, useful and goal-oriented guide to strategy development that promotes high sales, profits and shareholder value. He explains how to use business strategy tools as weapons to fight short- and long-term battles for profitability and market share. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 209 pages
• Publisher: Grace & Company (March 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967869609
• ISBN-13: 978-0967869605
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,036,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Strategy from Start to Finish, September 25, 2000

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This review is from: Hands-On Strategy : The Guide to Crafting Your Company's Future, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

Trying to keep up with the latest business strategy concepts can be challenging. Newspapers, periodicals, the internet, and email compete to push the latest research and twist on strategic models. "Hands-On Strategy" highlights the critical ideas of leading authors, combined with practical "real life" examples, to create the "Reader's Digest of Business Strategy". Dr. Finnie has combined his marketing and strategy experience at Anheuser-Busch, his years of mid-market consulting experience, with condensed versions of the latest strategy concepts into a practical "Hands-On" approach to strategy. The three cycle process that is proposed addresses the needs of effected stakeholders while providing a platform for functional implementation and performance measurement. While other business books gather dust at home, "Hands-On Strategy is used at work regularly.