Be More Strategic in Business: How to Win Through Stronger Leadership and Smarter Decisions (Strategic Leadership, Women in Business, Strategic Visio

Take Your Leadership to the Next Level With This Award-Winning Business Book

"If you've ever been told to "be more strategic" and wondered how to do it, this is the book for you." --Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times #1 bestselling author, Triggers and What Got You Here Won't Get You There

• Winner, 2018 Foreword Indies, Adult Nonfiction/Career
• Award Finalist, 2018 Best Book Awards, Business/Careers
• Winner, 2019 International Book Awards, Business/Careers
• Winner, 2019 Discovery Award, Best First Book/Nonfiction
• Honorable Mention, 2019 Eric Hoffer Book Award, Business

Discover a proven approach to strategic leadership from Diana Thomas and Stacey Boyle, two distinguished business-women with decades of business coaching experience and insights.

Strategic leadership is essential to business success. Strong leaders are those who successfully navigate a great shift: from tactical doer to strategic leader. Regardless of your industry, line of business, or sector, your organization desperately needs strategic leaders. A strategic leader is tuned in to the needs of the business, understands how actions impact corporate objectives, and uses data to make smart decisions. Whether you're leading a department team or running your own company, a strategic leader clearly propels business performance.

In Be More Strategic in Business you'll learn how to:

• Develop your strategic skills
• Set meaningful direction
• Build a strategic plan
• Make decisions to win

If you have read books such as HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically, Leadership Strategy and Tactics, Opportunity Leadership, Outthink the Competition, or Winning the Long Game, you will want to read Be More Strategic in Business.

Author: Diana Thomas, Stacey Boyle
Publisher: Mango
Published: 08/15/2018
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781633537842

About the Author
Thomas, Diana: - Diana Thomas is an executive coach who partners with business executives, teams, and learning leaders to help them become more strategic and find more happiness in their lives. She brings deep expertise from her career as U.S. Vice President for Learning and Development at McDonald's Corporation, where she led all aspects of training and development at Hamburger University, McDonald's global training center of excellence. Her work there was recognized with numerous learning industry awards. Today she uses her decades of experience, education, and expertise to help her clients increase their organizational impact and grow a committed and engaged followership. She is an editorial advisory board member for Chief Learning Officer magazine, a faculty member for MediaTec's CLO Accelerator, and board member for the National Diversity Council.Boyle, Stacey: - Dr. Stacey Boyle has led global consulting and research departments for over 20 years, during which time she has built a reputation for groundbreaking work connecting investments in people to critical business outcomes. Today she runs Smarter People Planning, a consultancy that helps some of the world's top companies and non-profits answer their pressing business questions and make strategic decisions. Stacey is a sought-after thought leader in workforce analytics, evaluation, and management consulting. Her experience spans across a wide variety of industries, including the learning industry's most popular service providers and awards programs. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Behavioral Research and Evaluation from Oklahoma State University.