Becoming a Strategic Leader: Your Role in Your Organization's Enduring Success 2nd Edition

Great book. I enjoy reading it, only halfway through but covers strategy well. Also gives great exercises throughout the book that can be applied. Great perspectives and examples for true leadership. This book is so good, I took it for a leadership course and I am buying one for a friend in management as well.

Like the emphasis on strategic thinking, action, influencing; generally, the scenario planning components. Don't the inadequate focus on VUCA Africa.

Leaders can benefit from frameworks designed to help them set direction and guide their business. In this book, the authors do an admirable job of providing a framework for strategic leadership. The framework includes factors such as assessing the environment, identifying purpose (mission, vision, values), business drivers, business strategy, leadership strategy, and execution. They then provide relevant examples for each of the phases using well-known companies and leaders such as Starbucks, Cirque de Soleil, Colin Powell, and Barack Obama. What's missing are the specific tools used to generate strategy beyond the typical questions posed regarding market trends, political factors, etc. This is a good complement to books such as Blue Ocean Strategy which provides the Strategy Canvas Tool and StrategyMan vs. The Anti-Strategy Squad, which introduces dozens of tools including the Contextual Radar. Overall, a solid reference to an abstract but important part of growing a business: strategic leadership.

I learned new perspectives on leadership and the styles of leadership. I use this book as a textbook however it has levity and application based on real life work.

Excellent book and so useful !

This is an excellent book for leaders. I have enjoyed every chapter.

Great book!!!

My order came sooner. I like it