1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996262833103316

Autore

Syrett Michel

Titolo

Successful Strategy Execution [[electronic resource] ] : How to Keep Your Business Goals on Target

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Profile, 2005

ISBN

1-84668-605-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Disciplina

658.401

Soggetti

Business planning

Project management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; 1 Setting the scene; The problem defined: vision is nothing without execution; Looking back: British Airways; Looking back: General Electric; Looking at the present: Domaine Chandon; Looking at the present: case examples in this book; 2 Friction; General Electric: turning slogans into mantras in Hungary; Pfizer: dealing with discordancy; Friction: the military provenance; Friction: the business version; Strategy: the make-or-break role of the line; From friction to focus; 3 Focus; Luxfer Gas Cylinders: moving beyond operational excellence; Focusing on "hot spots"

Domaine Chandon: from focus to clarity Lipper: clarity as bedrock; Pfizer: turning around its teams; Delegation and discretionary powers: the essence of military command; From clarity to communication; 4 Communication; Diageo Möet Hennessy Japan: words really matter; Communication or consultation: the new realities; IBM: test-marketing new values; Networks not hierarchies: the new social imperative; Reuters: fast forwarding corporate transformation; 5 Behaviour; Luncheon Vouchers in 1989: creating a competitive environment; Behaviour and how it is shaped

Deutsche Bank and employee commitment: a new area of risk Behaviour: the strategy execution challenge; Coaching and personal support: the learning agenda; Internal and external consultancy support: the changing agenda; From coaching to measurement; 6 Measurement; HSBC Rail (UK): charting the future through corporate



cartography; Strategic Management Tool 1: the strategy map; Strategy execution: the importance of effective performance measures; Strategic Measurement Tool 2: the balanced scorecard; British Telecom: aligning human resources to the business strategy

Strategic Measurement Tool 3: the mission dashboard Thomson Financial: using clear measures to achieve great performance; From measurement to leadership; 7 Leadership; Six leadership roles for successful strategy execution; Instilling focus and clarity; Generating commitment and engagement; Allocating scant resources; Creating the right milestones of achievement; Fostering collaboration; Managing pace; 8 Change; Reuters: shifting gear as circumstances demand; Strategy change management: the new context; Managing uncertainty: a new management discipline; 9 Innovation

East African Breweries: exploring the links between clarity and creativity The underlying need and desire for innovation; Fostering innovation: eight roles; Look below the surface; Goldman Sachs: bringing organisational deviants to the surface in a way that supports strategy; 10 Pathway; A pathway to successful strategy execution; Effective change management: a virtuous spiral; Ineffective change management: a vicious spiral; Summary; Appendix; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Strategy-to-performance gaps foster a culture of under-performance. Unrealistic plans create the expectation throughout the organisation that plans simply will not be fulfilled. This book shows how to overcome such failings and implement strategy effectively.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910703815203321

Autore

Graham Russell T.

Titolo

Northern Goshawk and its prey in the Black Hills : habitat assessment / / Russell T. Graham, Shelley Bayard de Volo, Richard T. Reynolds

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Fort Collins, CO : , : United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, , August 2015

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ii, 177 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

General technical report RMRS ; ; GTR-339

Soggetti

Goshawk - Black Hills National Forest (S.D. and Wyo.)

Goshawk - Habitat - Black Hills National Forest (S.D. and Wyo.)

Goshawk - Food - Black Hills National Forest (S.D. and Wyo.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on July 29, 2015).

"August, 2015."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-121).



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910707343403321

Autore

Jones William R.

Titolo

The effect of ODC-free cleaning techniques on bearing lifetimes in the parched elastohydrodynamic regime / / William R. Jones, Jr. [and four others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cleveland, Ohio : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lewis Research Center, , September 1996

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (13 pages) : illustrations

Collana

NASA technical memorandum ; ; 107322

Soggetti

Elastohydrodynamics

Bearings

Accelerated life tests

Cleaning

Lubricants

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed July 21, 2016).

"September 1996"--Report documentation page.

"Prepared for the Second Aerospace Environmental Technology Conference sponsored by the NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama, August 6-8, 1996."

"Performing organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lewis Research Center"--Report documentation page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 6-8).