A Practical System to Turn Strategies Into Action
John Wiley & Sons,
2004
3rd Edition
Jan B. King
278 pages
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ISBN 0-471-46616-6
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Business Plans to
Game Plans is for owners and managers struggling to implement
business and strategic plans. With more than 50 exercises and
worksheets, the book takes you through a practical system for
taking action and measuring results.
Three Keys to Success
- Create big goals that really matter
- Give employees the tools to check their progress toward the goals
- Lead courageously
The outside world
will always be chaotic the inside workings of a business
shouldn't be. In the post-Enron era, people who run businesses
wonder how it could have ever gotten this far out of balance.
The truth is that more than anything else, it is the commitment
of the business owner to a long-term business providing a
product or service of value, run well and with integrity that
determines success. The book gives a system to do just that.
The book promotes
a "get real" philosophy and tells the story of how these
principles work with 25 case histories of companies (and
nonprofits) large and small including McDonalds, Rags to
Riches, and many small businesses as well as the author's own
story of running a successful business. In addition, there are
over 400 questions to prompt the reader in deciphering his or
her own information while using the included worksheets.
Just Some of What You'll Get From This Book
|
What is the essence of leadership? |
Chapter 1 |
| How many
objectives you should you set annually for your company?
|
Chapter 1 |
| 6 Things You
Can Do to prevent employee fraud |
Chapter 2 |
| 6 essential
measurements of your company's financial well-being |
Chapter 3 |
| 4 essentials
to making the most of your market research |
Chapter 4 |
| 5 critical
measures of operational performance |
Chapter 5 |
| 10 things to
know about your industry that impact your marketing plan |
Chapter 6 |
| 5 essential
hiring practices to ensure "state-of-the-art" employees |
Chapter 7 |
| 4 things you
should never tolerate from employees in your workplace |
Chapter 7 |
| What is the
single biggest mistake made by CEOs? |
Chapter 7 |
| 10 questions
you should ask before hiring a consultant |
Chapter 8 |
| 10 questions
to be sure you are communicating clearly with your board |
Chapter 8 |
| Top 10
reasons businesses succeed |
Chapter 8 |
| 5 defining
characteristics of great CEOs |
Chapter 8 |
| 50 Critical
management questions every business must answer to succeed |
Appendix |
