STS-The STA to BHPTO

Strategic Planning Simplified: The Systems Thinking Approach© to Building High Performance Teams & Organizations Literary Review By Nidya R.M. Strategic Planning Simplified: The Systems Thinking Approach © to Building High Performance Teams & Organizations, delivers a hands-on, simple framework, key notes and workbook for leaders to follow while creating and adapting a strategic plan to fit any multi-level need of their business unit, team, department, and organization as a whole. With its simple and practical ABCs Reinventing Strategic Planning Model, this interactive workbook acts as its own facilitator, while demystifying the complexities of strategic planning. Managers and teams are able to work at their own pace to develop and implement their goals using the viable, fill-in-the-blank approach to creating strategic plans and 3-year business plans. The Systems Thinking Approach © introduces us to “backwards thinking,” or Strategic Thinking — which focuses in defining an Ideal Future; (i.e., your Vision/Mission or Purpose) and then working backwards by planning and executing the day-to-day steps and decisions necessary to close the gaps to this Ideal Future. Step-by-step tools, clearly-defined action plans and worksheets help managers of all backgrounds put their visions into action, while avoiding common mistakes such as failing to integrate planning in their strategy or using methods that only move the organization forward based on current direction and current level of performance. Through its simple 5 ABC Strategic Phases and numerous Key Examples, author Stephen Haines shows organizations how to go beyond traditional planning, which primarily focuses on solving existing issues, to working strategically towards building a path for organizational success and profitability; “becoming architects of the future, not defenders of the decline.” With 30 l f i it ti ll i dl d i t t i l i With 30-plus years of experience as an internationally recognized leader in strategic planning & change management, and 14 books in print, Haines once again delivers an interactive, easy- to-implement, reinvented model of strategic planning for the 21 st Century. A must have for any organization. For more information on the full product line, including articles, models and instruments available for this book, please visit www.hainescentre.com and select Systems Thinking Press, Strategic Planning. August 2007 Author Stephen G. Haines

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Strategic Planning Simplified: The Systems Thinking Approach© to Building High Performance Teams & Organizations

Literary Review

By Nidya R.M.

Strategic Planning Simplified: The Systems Thinking Approach© to Building High Performance Teams & Organizations, delivers a hands-on, simple framework, key notes and workbook for leaders to follow while creating and adapting a strategic plan to fit any multi-level need of their business unit, team, department, and organization as a whole. With its simple and practical ABCs Reinventing Strategic Planning Model, this interactive workbook acts as its own facilitator, while demystifying the complexities of strategic planning. Managers and teams are able to work at their own pace to develop and implement their goals using the viable, fill-in-the-blank approach to creating strategic plans and 3-year business plans.

The Systems Thinking Approach© introduces us to “backwards thinking,” or Strategic Thinking — which focuses in defining an Ideal Future; (i.e., your Vision/Mission or Purpose) and then working backwards by planning and executing the day-to-day steps and decisions necessary to close the gaps to this Ideal Future. Step-by-step tools, clearly-defined action plans and worksheets help managers of all backgrounds put their visions into action, while avoiding common mistakes such as failing to integrate planning in their strategy or using methods that only move the organization forward based on current direction and current level of performance.

Through its simple 5 ABC Strategic Phases and numerous Key Examples, author Stephen Haines shows organizations how to go beyond traditional planning, which primarily focuses on solving existing issues, to working strategically towards building a path for organizational success and profitability; “becoming architects of the future, not defenders of the decline.”

With 30 l f i i t ti ll i d l d i t t i l iWith 30-plus years of experience as an internationally recognized leader in strategic planning & change management, and 14 books in print, Haines once again delivers an interactive, easy-to-implement, reinvented model of strategic planning for the 21st Century.

A must have for any organization.

For more information on the full product line, including articles, models and instruments available for this book, please visit www.hainescentre.com and select Systems Thinking Press, Strategic Planning.

August 2007

Author Stephen G. Haines