{"product_id":"the-subtle-art-of-strategy-organizational-planning-in-uncertain-times-9781567204353","title":"The Subtle Art of Strategy: Organizational Planning in Uncertain Times","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ian Wilson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Praeger\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Praeger\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Strategic Planning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrategy--and the planning that created it--has too often failed to deliver its promised results. The reasons for this failure are many and varied, but include an over-reliance on the next big thing in strategic methodology, a failure to recognize and deal with the total change that strategy requires in an organization, and an inability to deal with uncertainty. Wilson argues that strategy is a subtle and demanding art, far more than it is a science or a methodology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- To succeed in dealing with complex, interacting forces inside and outside the organization, strategy must: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Deal with the totality of the organization in the context of its total environment (not just one function or one facet of the organization)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Learn to harness the power of opposites (the sometimes conflicting objectives of the organization, e.g., the long term and short term; vision and execution; economic constraints and social responsibility)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Deal constructively with pervasive uncertainty in its future\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Develop a strategic vision\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Create a culture that fosters a strategic mindset throughout the organization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithout constant change and adaptation, a strategy will fail. Continuing success depends, therefore, upon constant learning from customers, competitors, changes in our environment, and our own mistakes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Praeger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45087757729943,"sku":"9781567204353","price":5202.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781567204353.webp?v=1767640863","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-subtle-art-of-strategy-organizational-planning-in-uncertain-times-9781567204353","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}