Scheduled release date: Q2: 2011
Total Business Strategy describes a unique and innovative way of dealing with the central question in business decision making: What is the best thing to do right now, all things considered.
The essence of business leadership (and leadership in general) is ability to answer this seemingly simple question at any given time and in any situation.
Unlike similar works in this area, Total Business Strategy describes a creative and logically complete way to frame issues, evaluate, information, identify alternatives for action, chose the course of action that is "best" in the circumstances and then translate all of this into plans of action and an overall balance of transactions with all constituencies that can be accomplished over time.
Rather than advocate a buzz word or framework du jour, Total Business Strategy focuses on making effective business decisions and translating these into actions that achieve results. The process involves using whatever concepts and frameworks will work.
Total Business Strategy is logically grounded in the larger context and multi-discipline way of thinking clearly about value creation in business assets. It represents a taxonomy of how effective people think and communicate about the value creation in business assets. The underlying concepts are contained in the author's book, The Language of Business.
The key contribution of Total Business Strategy is that concepts for all relevant areas are brought together in a way of thinking about business issues that is based on creating and preserving sources of real economic value in business assets of all kinds.
The Author
John Van Slyke Jr., has a distinguished record of achievement spanning 40 years in the real world in more than 30 industries. He also is a graduate (Baker Scholar) and former member of the faculty in the MBA program at Harvard Business School. He received his BA Degree from Beloit College in history and economics. He also served on active duty as an officer in the US Navy during the Vietnam War.
Total Business Strategy is a companion to the author’s other capstone publications, The Language of Business, Personal Choice and Realities of Life and My Dutch Uncle.
The essence of business leadership (and leadership in general) is ability to answer this seemingly simple question at any given time and in any situation.
Unlike similar works in this area, Total Business Strategy describes a creative and logically complete way to frame issues, evaluate, information, identify alternatives for action, chose the course of action that is "best" in the circumstances and then translate all of this into plans of action and an overall balance of transactions with all constituencies that can be accomplished over time.
Rather than advocate a buzz word or framework du jour, Total Business Strategy focuses on making effective business decisions and translating these into actions that achieve results. The process involves using whatever concepts and frameworks will work.
Total Business Strategy is logically grounded in the larger context and multi-discipline way of thinking clearly about value creation in business assets. It represents a taxonomy of how effective people think and communicate about the value creation in business assets. The underlying concepts are contained in the author's book, The Language of Business.
The key contribution of Total Business Strategy is that concepts for all relevant areas are brought together in a way of thinking about business issues that is based on creating and preserving sources of real economic value in business assets of all kinds.
The Author
John Van Slyke Jr., has a distinguished record of achievement spanning 40 years in the real world in more than 30 industries. He also is a graduate (Baker Scholar) and former member of the faculty in the MBA program at Harvard Business School. He received his BA Degree from Beloit College in history and economics. He also served on active duty as an officer in the US Navy during the Vietnam War.
Total Business Strategy is a companion to the author’s other capstone publications, The Language of Business, Personal Choice and Realities of Life and My Dutch Uncle.