Strategic Decision Mastery: How to Build an Effective Decision Culture in any Or

Description: Strategic Decision Mastery by A. Brent Pulsipher Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description This book is not about how to make strategic decisions. What it is about is how to more effectively establish a decision-making hierarchy and culture that will ensure the most effective execution of strategy. It does not matter whether the enterprise is a business, an institution or a governmental entity. The book is focused on principles of decision-making, practical ways to implement a decision-making culture, how to imbed the right concepts into day-to-day processes to ensure the right results, and finally, how to effectively communicate the accomplishment of goals and objectives within the context of strategy. The author suggests that "management is the art of creating a predictable result by making valid assumptions, based on old information, about random factors and future events, while depending on people." The most successful way to do this is by establishing valid objectives, setting realistic strategies for their accomplishment, and then defining compatible actions that will ensure success at every level of the organization. Such compatible actions must include appropriate action strategies, realistic process goals and meaningful process measures. The ultimate objective is to provide a framework for more effectively managing an enterprise by successfully linking business objectives and strategies to actual process-level operating behavior. The title, Strategic Decision Mastery, adequately captures the essence of the primary role of executive leadership. The essential challenge for executive leaders is to establish appropriate objectives, determine and set the strategies for the achievement of those objectives; and then cohesively lead a diverse group of people with dissimilar functional responsibilities toward the achievement of those goals. There is no doubt that strategy should be the prerogative of organizational leaders. However, strategic decisions, even though they are companion to the setting of objectives and strategies, are not always made at the executive level. People throughout an organization can make decisions that seem to be tactical or operational, but turn out to be strategic because of their unforeseen outcomes and consequences. This most often occurs when there is a lack of understanding about how everyday operational and tactical decisions affect the entitys true goals and strategy. Herein are presented some enduring and practical tools for understanding and succeeding, particularly in business environments where financial success is essential. Many of the ideas and concepts can be applied organizationally as well as individually for the mutual benefit of both. For executive leaders and managers the leadership and organizational principles advocated in the book may represent the right solution for establishing a performance excellence culture in their organization. It may be that readers find the one idea they have been looking for, but without the complicated philosophies and entanglements that so often prevent the practical and timely application of good ideas. Throughout you will find good ideas, sound practices, ways to communicate what you may have always been thinking, and, most importantly, a complete set of tools for building an organizational culture where strategic decision-making is understood, embraced and practiced by everyone. The concepts in the book present a solution that will facilitate success by building a unified decision-making structure from top to bottom that will enhance performance through identifying where strategic decisions need to be made, and ensuring that operational decisions promote the accomplishment of the entitys goals and objectives by being consistently compatible with strategies. Author Biography Mr. Pulsipher was born and raised in Ogden, Utah. He holds both B.S and M.S. degrees in economics. He began his business career in finance and held several positions of increasing responsibility until he became a CFO at the age of 35. Over the course of 38 years in business he held positions as COO, CEO, CIO, EVP, and president of various publicly traded and privately held companies. He spent a number of years as a consultant, initially with Deloitte Haskins and Sells, and then independently working through an enterprise software company. His career spanned the years that included the introduction of the personal computer and the transition of technology from the back office to the front office. Computer-based capabilities exploded during this period. People performing business functions controlled results and more capability moved to the desktop. Throughout his career he embraced technology and was involved in the definition and development of significant functionality for improving business results. As a consultant, he helped companies and executives realize the potential for more fully utilizing their existing computer capability. The emphasis of his endeavors has always focused on improving operating performance by creating more effective ways to manage all of the segments of a business enterprise. He helped a number of companies adapt enterprise software to more effectively manage profitability through process improvements and by relying on computer-based capabilities. He developed a methodology for analyzing an enterprises business processes from end-to-end, condensing the findings of the analysis into meaningful improvement opportunities, and then leading the executive management team through a process that identified and prioritized their most important strategic initiatives. He and his family have lived in Utah, Oregon, Colorado, Texas, California, Florida, Wisconsin and North Carolina where they currently reside. During his career he worked for an equipment manufacturer, an apparel manufacturer, a Fortune 500 conglomerate, a $1 billion education distribution company, and a privately held multi-product distribution company. He has participated in taking a company public, acquired companies, and led a leveraged buyout effort. It is his diverse background and interest in improving an organizations performance through decision-making that resulted in the writing of Strategic Decision Mastery. Details ISBN 1483971228 ISBN-13 9781483971223 Title Strategic Decision Mastery Author A. Brent Pulsipher Format Paperback Year 2013 Pages 216 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GE_Item_ID:76375079; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

Price: 22.4 USD

Location: Fairfield, Ohio

End Time: 2025-01-22T02:07:33.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD