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Future success? or future shock? Only companies that plan ahead will survive the changes in business today--and tomorrow.
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A Guding Light For Business Leaders to Navigate Through The Fog of Flawed Planning Efforts To Create Winning Strategies.......2006-03-10
EUREKA! I have found a breakthrough book and a phenomenal primer on strategy in "Simplified Strategic Planning A No-Nonsense Guide For Busy People Who Want Results Fast!" And as a bonus, I also have discovered kindred spirits in the strategic planning world in the persons of Robert W. Bradford and J. Peter Duncan. This book is well written, practical and an extremely useful guide for creating winning strategies. I strongly recommend that you get this book into your hands and the hands of your management team ASAP and then read and use it as your guide to embark on an incredible journey to a future filled with success through simplified strategic planning.
Reviewed by: J. Glenn Ebersole, Jr., Founder & Chief Executive, J. G. EBERSOLE ASSOCIATES and THE RENAISSANCE GROUP (tm), Lancaster, PA. and Author of "Glenn's Guiding Lines - Thoughts From Your Strategic Thinking Coach" newsletter www.renaissanceman4u.com
Simple and Useful - less jargon.......2004-09-02
This book's strength is that it is basically an outline of good strategy development. Another reviewer called it the book for "dummies"-like that was a criticism. It provides an excellent guide for real managers trying to get a tough job done in competition with their "real job" requirements. If you need something to impress a teacher, buy something different. If you need to get some strategic planning done in the typical workplace, put this book high on your list of resources.
Should be titled "Simple Strategic Planning".......2003-08-21
This book is very poor and I would recommend against purchasing it. This guide is seems to be written by seminar teachers, full of simple one-liners and cheesy analogies that don't really add that much to your understanding of strategy. Possibly a starter guide, but not recommended if you have already read anything on strategy.
Don't just read the book use it!.......2003-03-25
Yes the book "simplifies" a difficult process, but the real proof of its worth is actually using the plan set forth by the authors. We are well into year one of following the instructions and our 38 year old company has never communicated to the level it is now. We have already enabled ourselves to take advantage of two major opportunities that would have benn missed without planning by the book.
Read it sure - Use it for sure!
Practical, action-oriented guide to strategic planning.......2003-03-24
This book takes strategic planning off the shelf and into the realm of implementation. It makes strategic planning an inclusive, usable, adjustable tool to manage the growth of an organization. Too often, we hear the complaint that organizations have spent considerable time and money on creating a sophisticated strategic plan only to have it sit on the shelf for years without any action taken. Simplified Strategic Planning is just that, a process that retains the complexity inherent in creating a comprehensive plan for an organization while breaking it down into small, clear, actionable steps. Perhaps the best part of this book is that in addition to creating a strategic plan, underlying the process is a deep understanding of how to involve people in the work of gathering data, analyzing the data and then creating a customized strategic plan.
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Judy Davis and Sharon Hill have distilled several decades worth of teaching experience into this invaluable road map to creating a writing workshop in which students grow and grow and grow as writers.
- Carl Anderson
Here is a book written by expert teachers who have lived the teaching of writing from inside the classroom. This is a book that wisely connects writing with reading, life, parents, the school, and community. Judy Davis and Sharon Hill show us the practicalities of helping children become lifetime writers today.
- Donald Graves
This excellent book is as brilliant as it is pragmatic. Every teacher will want to dog-ear and highlight the myriad of tips and strategies that fill every page.
- Georgia Heard
In the hurry of teaching, how reassuring to be able to reach out for indispensable, ready-to-go aid and comfort. This book is filled with concrete answers to the questions, What do I teach and how should I teach it?
- Lucy Calkins
What a treat - everything we always wanted to know about teaching writing packed into this extraordinary book. So chock full of thoughtful strategies and practical ideas that my pencil jumped into overdrive marking spots I will return to again and again. This book is destined to become a familiar friend to us all.
- Stephanie Harvey
Filling their book with specific how-to details, Judy Davis and Sharon Hill describe the organization of a successful yearlong writing workshop, centered on writing cycles and the writing notebook. They help teachers prepare tools, address management issues, get the work started, and build momentum as students increase their understanding of good writing practice. Their companion website, , offers forms, reproducibles, and additional student samples.
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An Essential Book for Writing Teachers.......2003-09-28
This book makes it possible for teachers of writing to sit beside Judy Davis and Sharon Hill as they teach in their classrooms in the Manhattan New School. As the title suggests, this book is full of practical strategies for teaching students to write well. But the book is much more ambitious than that. It gives us a window into how these two incredible writing teachers think about children and curriculum in a writing workshop. For all of that, readers of this book will be thankful each time they return to the pages of the book to learn more and more.
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Land-Use Planning in Oregon: A No-Nonsense Handbook in Plain English
Mitch Rohse
Manufacturer: Oregon State Univ Pr
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This effective book emphasizes the importance of timely and practical planning as a tool for making money and never as an end in itself.
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A great book!.......2002-10-09
This gentlemen Richard Sloma was my business instructor at my local college. He is a smart, intellectual man and this book proves it! If you want a no-nonsense, honest approach to management in business, get this book! Too bad there aren't more books like this in the mainstream today, it is a great find! If you get this book, you wont be disappointed.
Planning for the Strong of Heart.......2001-11-17
This is a book you buy and never loan to anyone. Ever. This book saved my bacon more than once. Although I was (and still am) a good marketer, Sloma's genuinely no-nonsense approach taught me critical lessons that allowed a smaller specialty publishing company to outmaneuver and defeat larger companies. Years later, we still own our niche. And I attribute that to Sloma's book. Fortunately, Mr. Sloma wrote several other titles that are a true curriculum for self-employed and corporate managers wanting to be better leaders. These include: Getting It to the Bottom Line, A Handbook of Managerial Performance, and the Turnaround Manager's Handbook. I would balance Sloma with reading Juran on Quality or other similar titles by Juran.
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Forecasting Sales and Planning Profits: A No-Nonsense Guide for the Growing Business
Kenneth E. Marino
Manufacturer: Probus Publishing Co.
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ASIN: 0917253507 |
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Investing with Ira's (No-Nonsense Financial Guide.)
Marie-Jeanne Abadie
Manufacturer: Longmeadow Press
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The No-Nonsense Guide to Computing Careers
Marc Rettig
Manufacturer: Assn for Computing Machinery
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How can we best understand the impact of revolutionary technologies on the business cycle, the economy, and society? Why is economics meaningless without history and without an understanding of institutional and technical change? Does the 'new economy' mean the 'end of history'? These are some of the questions addressed in this authoritative analysis of economic growth from the Industrial Revolution to the 'new economy' of today. Chris Freeman has been one of the foremost researchers on innovation for a long time and his colleague Francisco Louca is an outstanding historian of economic theory and an analyst of econometric models and methods. Together they chart the history of five technological revolutions: water-powered mechanization, steam-powered mechanization, electrification, motorization, and computerization. They demonstrate the necessity to take account of politics, culture, organizational change, and entrepreneurship, as well as science and technology in the analysis of economic growth. This is a well-informed, highly topical, and persuasive study of interest across all the social sciences.
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K wave modelling.......2007-01-19
Well written, exceptionally easy to understand and more importantly not just another vacuous theory book. It is applied modeling, which is what makes the book a very engaging read. One of my top two Kondratiev wave picks.
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Imagining Poverty: Quantification and the Decline of Paternalism
Sandra Sherman
Manufacturer: Ohio State University Press
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This digital document is an article from Wordsworth Circle, published by Wordsworth Circle on September 22, 2003. The length of the article is 2122 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Advance Praise for The Masterbrand Mandate "The Masterbrand Mandate is an exceptional book that successfully demonstrates why it is the responsibility of the entire enterprise, led by senior management, to drive the masterbrand throughout the company as a critical part of its strategy." -Bruce L. Claflin President and COO, 3Com Corporation "The Masterbrand Mandate shows why successful brands must both reflect and guide the organizational values, culture, and business strategy in this Internet age. It is a 'now' book that anyone managing an organization should read." -David Aaker Vice Chairman, Prophet Brand Strategy and Coauthor of Brand Leadership "The Masterbrand Mandate is a superb read for anyone involved in the management or building of brands." -Steven McMillan President and COO, Sara Lee Corporation "The Masterbrand Mandate is on the money-literally and figuratively! Both visionary and practical, it successfully tackles the modern challenges of brand-building head-on. This book is an invaluable guide for designing breakthrough brand strategies in the new economy." -Kevin Lane Keller E. B. Osborn Professor of Marketing, Dartmouth College "Lynn Upshaw and Earl Taylor have written an extraordinary blueprint for building a formidable enterprise-wide masterbrand. Every CEO-and everyone who hopes to be a CEO-should read this book." -Charles Brymer Group Chief Executive, Interbrand Corporation
Customer Reviews:
Worth My Investment Dollar!.......2001-11-24
Upshaw brings real advice that can be used. Yes, used! This versus so many other authors attempts to sell books rather than offer useful information that can actually move an organization big or small in a forward and focused direction. The authors extensive business background with a world leading company was one of the reasons I intitally looked at this title. Weary of so many "self help" branding books I took pause to review the index for clues as to its research. I wasn't disappointed and nor will you if you invest the time to read this volume of value and practical advice.
e-business jibberish.......2001-05-14
If you know anything about branding you'll be tempted to heave this book from a moving car. Despite the authors making the looney assertion that ebay is "disintermediating" ("removing the middle-man" for those of us who prefer to communicate rather than obscure) Sotheby's and Christie's, I hung on for 50 pages, hoping they'd get to the point. The point appears to be that having a strong corporate brand is a good idea. I agree, it was a good idea 20 years ago when Philip Kotler said it. Save your money.
Upshaw & Taylor Don't Miss a Beat.......2001-01-06
Upshaw and Taylor are right on target with a much needed, up to date practical guide on how to leverage the brand from the inside out. This work adroitly illustrates how interactivity and technology have revealed the once elusive customer relationship, and what we as Masterbrand agents must do to embrace it. Thank you, authors, for competently defining a core brand value other experts have missed.
What a find!.......2000-12-09
It's hard to find really good books on the subject of branding... happily, Upshaw and Taylor have broken the code. The philosophy underpining the book is very strong, the reference examples are excellent, and the action steps offered to help a company develop its brand are consistently spot-on. The Masterbrand Mandate is an important book for anyone who appreciates the long-term value of a brand. Finally, authors who really "get" what branding is all about!
Brand Building Taken to a New Level!.......2000-12-06
I served as the head of global marketing for The Coca-Cola Company and my regret is that I did not have the insight and approach of The Masterbrand Mandate to guide me during that tenure. This is a superb work that takes the concept of branding to an entirely new level of analysis and understanding. I salute Upshaw and Taylor and encourage anyone involved in branding at the practitioner or academic level to quickly get a copy of this marvelous book. It will become certainly a part of any future course I teach at the University of California at Berkeley.
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