Beyond Strategic Vision, Effective Corporate Action With Hoshin Planning

505 Pages·1997·4.95 MB·English

by  Michael Cowley

Beyond Strategic Vision : Effective
title:
Corporate Action With Hoshin Planning
author: Cowley, Michael.; Domb, Ellen.
publisher: Elsevier
isbn10 | asin: 0750698438
print isbn13: 9780750698436
ebook isbn13: 9780585265346
language: English
subject Strategic planning.
publication date: 1997
lcc: HD30.28.C697 1997eb
ddc: 658.4/012
subject: Strategic planning.
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What people are saying about Beyond Strategic Vision
"Success in a highly competitive world requires focus and direction.
This book will benefit any organization. It provides a template for
process-driven thinking which will create bottom-line results."Stuart
Levine, CEO, Stuart Levine & Associates LLC, coauthor, The Leader
in You
"Hoshin planning has long been recognized as the premier tool in
developing a competitive and successful organization. Beyond
Strategic Vision develops a hands on practical approach to this
process. The authors have meticulously collected tools they have seen
work, tools which are woven into the Hoshin process in a way that
hands the implementor the proper instrument at just the right
time."Pete Weber, VP, TQM Implementation, Aerojet General Co.
"Corporations need vision, but just having a vision is not enough. A
vision needs to be translated into action, in a way that produces the
desired results. Hoshin Planning is that way. Its message has been
artfully and practically put into book-form by Ellen Domb and
Michael Cowley. Beyond Strategic Vision represents far more than
just knowledge. It is a step-by-step guide, based on the authors'
experiences with some of the best organizations in the world. This is a
MUST-READ and MUST-HAVE for those executivesand their
corporate staffswho want to make their strategic vision happen."James
F. Kowalick, President, Renaissance Leadership Institute
"Major organizational change requires constancy of purpose not only
from year to year but throughout the organization. The authors present
a clear, straight forward description of the Hoshin planning process,
which will assist any organization in accomplishing this deployment
and alignment requirement."Joseph W. Martinelli, President (retired),
Chevron Pipeline Company
"If you recognize the value of planning, or even just want to decide if
it is worth your time, this book is a must read. In plain and practical
language you will learn how to apply some basic and practical
techniques that can be implemented in a straight forward manner to
any size business."Bert Frydman, Service Policy And Quality Vice
President, Pacific Bell
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Beyond Strategic Vision
Effective Corporate Action with Hoshin Planning
Michael Cowley
and
Ellen Domb
Butterworth-Heinemann
Boston Oxford Johannesburg Melbourne New Delhi Singapore
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Cowley, Michael, 1937-
Beyond strategic vision: effective corporate action with Hoshin
planning / Michael Cowley and Ellen Domb.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7506-9843-8 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Strategic planning. I. Domb, Ellen. II. Title.
HD 30.28.C697 1997
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