Summary
Contents
This book skillfully expands on the popular children's fable ‘Who will Bell the Cat?’ to derive holistic solutions for the entire gamut of business strategy issues—from strategy formation to execution.
The author takes the reader through the various stages of strategy management using a lively narrative that parallels the fable: Bell the Cat! (Evolve Business Strategy), How to Bell the Cat (Strategic Management Techniques), Who Will Bell the Cat? (Locate Right People), Make People Capable to Bell the Cat (Develop Peoples Capabilities), and Wow! The Cat is Belled (Align and Execute).
A ‘cat’alyst for change, the book challenges business managers and management students to question long-held beliefs about strategy management and to think beyond established norms. Embellished with thought-provoking quotes by great thinkers, the lessons in the book are both easy to understand and practice.
Robust Strategies
Robust Strategies
‘Bell the Cat’ is a strategy. To my mind, it is a robust strategy. The success of any robust strategy depends on matching operational plans and capable people who possess business acumen and a tactical bent of mind.
When we talk about strategies, we must note that there are two distinctive levels: (a) strategies at the corporate level, and (b) strategies at the SBU level. While operational activities are freely carried out at the SBU level, policymaking, value-related functions and visionary thinking is broadly dealt with at the corporate level.
Your strategic plan must clearly define two things: (a) where do you stand today? and (b) where do you want to be tomorrow? The strategic plan should be simple, clear and brief, like ‘bell ...