The Bending Moment: Energizing Corporate Business Strategy

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
The force of balance....Pages 1-8
Front Matter....Pages 9-10
Corporate silos....Pages 12-19
Customers and competitors....Pages 20-29
Business environment....Pages 30-38
Mergers and takeovers....Pages 40-46
Acquisitions....Pages 47-50
Partners and outsourcing....Pages 51-57
Market knowledge....Pages 59-64
Strategic stakeholders....Pages 65-71
Front Matter....Pages 73-74
Strategic stress....Pages 76-84
Holistic self-assessment....Pages 85-94
Allies....Pages 95-103
Corporate initiatives....Pages 105-111
Strategic sustainability....Pages 112-120
Finance management....Pages 121-127
Goals and objectives....Pages 129-140
Planning and process....Pages 141-150
Risk management....Pages 151-164
Front Matter....Pages 165-166
Leadership....Pages 168-176
Tactics....Pages 177-185
Front Matter....Pages 165-166
Change management....Pages 186-194
Visibility....Pages 196-204
Collaboration....Pages 205-212
Agents and representatives....Pages 213-218
Optimizing strategy....Pages 220-229
Creating destiny....Pages 230-238
Front Matter....Pages 239-240
Testing the temperature....Pages 242-249
Adapting the direction....Pages 250-256
Building for the next shift....Pages 257-262
Back Matter....Pages 263-268