Summary
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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.
The Strategic Triangle of 3Cs
The Strategic Triangle of 3Cs
Many companies follow the Strategy Triangle of 3Cs even today. It is simple and evergreen (Figure 1.2.1).
Figure 1.2.1: Strategic Triangle of 3Cs
The 3Cs model explains how your company can gain the competitive advantage over your competitor by adding greater value to the customer in terms of QCD—Quality, Cost and Delivery. This way business, like many love stories, becomes a triangular game. The guy who can prove himself to be a better lover than his opponent eventually wins the heart of the girl—it is the same in the game of business. As long as you are able to serve the customer with better quality products at a competitive price and in-time delivery, you continue to gain the ...