Strategy

Moving your business forward

A successful strategy distinguishes a business and provides the impetus for commercial success, while a weak, uninspiring, unexceptional or misunderstood strategy can be equally significant – and drive a company out of business. Developing the right strategy and then implementing it enables a business to move from where it is now to where it wants to be in the future. Strategy may be more or less challenging depending on the business and its specific circumstances, but it is vital and, to succeed, it also needs to be as clear and simple as possible.

This series of toolkits focuses on business strategy, the task of developing the commercial success of self-contained business units supplying one main market, as well as corporate strategy, the task of running a big group of enterprises. It provides practical techniques for developing and implementing strategy and strategic decision making.

Titles in the series

Acquisition Strategy
Globalising Your Strategy
Scenario Planning
Surviving a Downturn
The Forces Changing Business
Thriving or Surviving - Why Organizations Succeed
Using Management Audits and SWOT Analysis

About Leadership Checklists

Each toolkit (or checklist) is typically 10-20 pages and includes the following sections:

Overview and benefits – what it is and why it matters
Action checklist – the core: what to do and how to do it
Things you can do – practical ideas and insights to ensure success
Dos and don’ts – quick guide to the essentials
Avoiding pitfalls – how to ensure success and avoid mistakes
Key questions – designed to stimulate thinking and identify areas for improvement
Further action – work-based suggestions to enhance skills and success
Further information – details of books, organizations and online sources

Our writers not only bring top-level practical experience but also inquisitive minds, a dislike of jargon and fads, and the ability to write for leaders.

Acquisition Strategy

This toolkit outlines the key elements for effective acquisitions including the acquisition process, due diligence and post-acquisition planning.

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Organizing a business for global success is a complex task: the scale of the costs, operations and risk involved are significant. This toolkit explains how to develop a successful international business.
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Using Management Audits and SWOT Analysis

Audits identify problems as well as potential opportunities at an early stage, highlighting strengths that can be developed further. This toolkit explains how to succeed with audits and SWOT analysis.
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Scenario Planning

Scenarios help managers tackle risk, uncertainty and complexity. This practical toolkit explains how to use scenario planning to strengthen and secure your business.
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The Forces Changing Business

This toolkit reviews the social, cultural and commercial influences shaping business. It enables leaders to adjust their thinking and decisions.
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Surviving a Downturn

This toolkit explains how to survive and pull out of a downturn.
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Thriving or Surviving - Why Organizations Succeed

This toolkit explains about the essential of business success – how to take your business to the next level.