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Like New: A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is ...
ISBN
0273650157
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9780273650157
Release Title
Living Strategy: Putting People at the Heart of Corporate Purpose
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Gratton, Lynda
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Publisher
Financial Times/Prentice Hall
ISBN-10
0273650157
ISBN-13
9780273650157
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1715660

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
272 Pages
Publication Name
Living Strategy : Putting People at the Heart of Corporate Purpose
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Subject
Organizational Behavior
Type
Textbook
Author
Lynda Gratton
Subject Area
Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover

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Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
23.3 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.4 in

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Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"A growing number of managers around the world have come to recognize that human capital is rapidly replacing physical and financial capital as the key source of competitive advantage. The challenge is to come to grips with the "how to"s" of linking their people strategy with their business strategy. Conceptually robust, yet highly practical, Professor Gratton"s book will be extremely useful in establishing this link." Sumantra Ghoshal, Robert P. Bauman Professor of Strategic Leadership, London Business School "Gratton"s thoughtful and creative work breathes life into the role of people in organizations. It helps executives clearly see why people matter and how to create organizations that accomplish both people and organizational goals. Gratton has been a thought leader in the people (HR) profession for years; this work now shows all managers how to better understand and use people. The book will become a classic for HR professionals and a toolkit for line managers." David Ulrich, Professor of Business, University of Michigan "This insightful book has been the publishing event of the last few months - and rightly so. .... It's rounded off with a workbook - this makes an already reasonably priced book into even better value. If you want to tap into the current thinking and breathe life and purpose into people development, then make sure that you grab a copy." Training Magazine "How refreshing to discover a book with new answers on how to be successful, where you find the logic inescapably true. We have for too long attributed success to the skills of tech leader. Reading this book brings home how important it is to involve all the people in an organization." Knowledge Management, "A growing number of managers around the world have come to recognize that human capital is rapidly replacing physical and financial capital as the key source of competitive advantage. The challenge is to come to grips with the "how to"s" of linking their people strategy with their business strategy. Conceptually robust, yet highly practical, Professor Gratton"s book will be extremely useful in establishing this link."<> Sumantra Ghoshal, Robert P. Bauman Professor of Strategic Leadership, London Business School <>"Gratton"s thoughtful and creative work breathes life into the role of people in organizations. It helps executives clearly see why people matter and how to create organizations that accomplish both people and organizational goals. Gratton has been a thought leader in the people (HR) profession for years; this work now shows all managers how to better understand and use people. The book will become a classic for HR professionals and a toolkit for line managers."<> David Ulrich, Professor of Business, University of Michigan <>"This insightful book has been the publishing event of the last few months - and rightly so. .... It's rounded off with a workbook - this makes an already reasonably priced book into even better value. If you want to tap into the current thinking and breathe life and purpose into people development, then make sure that you grab a copy." Training Magazine <>"How refreshing to discover a book with new answers on how to be successful, where you find the logic inescapably true. We have for too long attributed success to the skills of tech leader. Reading this book brings home how important it is to involve all the people in an organization." Knowledge Management
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Dewey Decimal
658.4/012
Table Of Content
Contents The need for a fundamental shift in our thinking The first tenet: we operate in time The second tenet: we search for meaning The third tenet: we have soul Bridging from theory to reality Creating a vision Scanning for capability and identifying the gap Creating a map of the system Bridging from dreams to reality Building human capital
Synopsis
-- Building strategies that don't just get "buy-in", but enthusiastic support, enterprise-wide.-- Powerful techniques for bridging the gap between strategy and human resources.-- Includes detailed case studies: Motorola, Glaxo, HP, Citibank, BT, and many more., People are our most important assess, We are a knowledge-based company, are statements we increasingly hear, and statements which are all too often unsubstantiated by reality. For many people, the actuality of an organizational life is that they do not feel they are treated as the most important assets and they do not feel their knowledge is understood or used., For corporate strategy to live and work, people have to understand strategy, and strategy makers have to understand people. They need a living strategy. "This insightful book has been the publishing event of the last few months - and rightly so. .... It's rounded off with a workbook - this makes an already reasonably priced book into even better value. If you want to tap into the current thinking and breathe life and purpose into people development, then make sure that you grab a copy." Training Magazine " People are our most important asset ", " We are a knowledge based company ", " All we have is our people ", are statements we increasingly hear, and statements which are all to often unsubstantiated by reality. For many people the actuality of organizational life is that they do not feel they are treated as the most important assets and they do not feel their knowledge is understood or used. The arguments for the central role of people can play in the creation of sustainable competitive advantage are compelling. Each of us has our own set of stories about how people have made a real difference to their business. Living Strategy demonstrates that the companies who will be most successful in the 21st century will be those that are capable of gathering and bonding talented, creative people, who are excited and motivated, who trust the company and are inspired by what they do. It places the behavior of individual employees at the center of wealth creation. This book shows executives how to design strategies that have meaning and purpose for people, without whose commitment they remain drawings on the wall chart. It will show line managers how to implement strategy and carry their people with them. It will bring strategy to life for businesses because it will bring strategy to life for people. Living Strategy puts forth three basic tenets that differentiate people from money and technology: we operate in time, we search for meaning, and we have soul. These tenets are then used as the basis for putting human capital at the center of corporate strategy. We operate in time Our current behavior is influenced by the memory of the past and by the beliefs of the future. Human development progresses through a shared sequence as skills and knowledge may take years to develop and attitudes and values area resistant to rapid change. We search for meaning We strive to interpret the clues and events around us, we actively engage with the world, to seek a sense of meaning - to understand who we are and what we can contribute. Over time groups of people create collective viewpoints, a sense of shared symbols, which may be events or artifacts are important in creating a sense of meaning. We have a soul Each of us has a deep sense of personal identity of what we are and of what we believe in. We can trust and feel inspired by our work - and when we do we are more creative. We can dream about possibilities and events. We can choose to give or withhold our knowledge - depending on how we feel. Living Strategy takes the reader through the why and the how of thinking and acting differently to increase the performance of their business, and create organizations, which have meaning and soul. Contents The need for a fundamental shift in our thinking The first tenet: we operate in time The second tenet: we search for meaning The third tenet: we have soul Bridging from theory to reality Creating a vision Scanning for capability and identifying the gap Creating a map of the system Bridging from dreams to reality Building human capital

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