How to be Strategic

How to be Strategic

Summary

FT BUSINESS BOOK OF THE MONTH

'A comprehensive, concise, and practical guide that will enable anyone, in any situation, to develop their strategic thinking' Tiffani Bova, Chief Growth Evangelist, Salesforce, WSJ bestselling author, Growth IQ

'A must read for everyone who ever deals with complex important challenges. There are many take-away gems here that will help you push through the knotty centre of hard-to-resolve problems. Highly recommended!', Richard Rumelt, author of Good Strategy, Bad Strategy

Being strategic is a critical skill. It enables you to solve problems on a day-to-day basis while also keeping an eye on the long term, anticipating opportunities and mitigating threats along the way.


Fred Pelard has been teaching strategic thinking to executives at all levels at leading companies around the world for almost 20 years. How to Be Strategic is his accessible and thorough guide to strategic thinking in any situation. It contains 12 smartly illustrated, workable methodologies from leading experts like Eric Ries, Chan Kim, and Barbara Minto, and will help you find your own path to the right solution every time.

'A wonderful and inspirational look into wide-ranging frameworks and theories to spark new thinking and strategy' Tom Goodwin, author of Digital Darwinism and Head of Futures and Insight at Publicis Groupe

'Practical and comprehensive' Roeland Assenberg, Director, Strategy and Banking, Monitor Deloitte Netherlands

Reviews

  • I've learned more about strategic thinking from Fred than I did in my time at Harvard Business School
    John Smith, COO, Burberry

About the author

Fred Pelard

Fred Pelard is a strategy trainer, consultant, facilitator and coach. He specializes in helping teams and organizations solve strategic problems. A rocket-scientist by training, he's been lecturing on strategic thinking and complex problem solving to the CEOs and management teams of major corporations and consulting firms around the world for 20 years. Fred started his career in management consulting with Deloitte, completed his MBA at INSEAD, and has worked as a strategist ever since. Selected repeat clients include Allianz, BBC, Betfair, Deloitte, HSBC, IKEA, London Business School, Thomson Reuters amongst others.
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