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# The Strategy Book: How to think and act strategically to deliver outstanding results

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- **What is this?** The Strategy Book: How to think and act strategically to deliver outstanding results by max mckeown
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Nothing fun but good starting information
  

*by N***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2020*

This is the textbook for my capstone business class, and it's full of information that I have learned throughout earning my business degree. If you're in school for business there is a lot of information you would have already learned, with some new insights that can help you translate that information into a broader context. If you're not a student, it is full of great information about how to strategize and plan in your business.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    An engaging framework for strategists who desire to improve their strategic judgement. Also - a valuable "Strategic Toolkit".
  

*by C***L on Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2018*

A very useful resource to have at hand, The Strategy Book by Dr. Max McKeown is an engaging and readable framework for strategists who desire to reflect on the nature of strategy and improve one's strategic judgement.In the early parts of the book, Dr.McKeown takes up the big questions of strategy - What is it? Where did it come from? How has strategic thinking evolved from ancient time to today’s modern corporate world? In reflecting on the varied perspectives and thoughts about strategy, McKeown presents how a strategist can further strengthen the link between their intentions and their desired outcomes. One way he does this is by challenging the reader to ask what he considers "questions of analysis” (relating to quantifiable data) and "questions of creativity” (relating to the human process of intention and innovation). He emphasizes that, in practice, a balanced approach to applying these perspectives is the most successful approach - in a proportion that is a matter of individual preference as well as situational variables.He wraps this introductory section by pointing out how critical it is for a successful strategist to be agile and not tied to any single approach or method. This is an excellent “bridge” to the balance of the book, which begins with a series of useful practices at the individual strategist level. With that in place as a foundation, the book expands its scope to focus on the external environment: strategic choice at the enterprise level towards sustainable competitive advantage. Part 5 is a practical look at the process of bringing strategy to life in the real world - a process which is very much social and emergent. Consequently, McKeown focuses on modeling strategy and how to best create a set of strategic disciplines within the organization.The Strategy Toolkit section - Part 6 in the edition I have - is what really separates this book. It alone is worth the price of the book! By presenting an accessible overview of the critical strategy tools from the leading thinkers in the space, Dr.McKeown offers his readers a practical glimpse into the most important academic thinking about creating desired outcomes. This gives readers basic familiarity with a broad set of strategic concepts and an excellent "jump-off point" for further in-depth research and analysis by the reader into the individual works referenced.For instance, in my career, as it relates to strategy, the leading thinkers I have been most influenced by include Ralph D. Stacey (who - over the course of his many critically important books on strategy as a complex/adaptive/socially-emergent process of human interaction - directly challenges most of the rest of the material featured in strategy books such as this one!) and Stephen Cummings and David Wilson (who, particularly in their excellent book 'Images of Strategy’, make the case that “being strategic" is primarily a matter of orchestrating an ongoing process of orientation, animation, integration, and adaptation).Both of these - and dozens more - are included and briefly introduced here by Dr. McKeown.Throughout The Strategy Book, Max McKewon offers checklists and other tools to enable the reader to quickly dive in and out of the book without losing context. He covers the broad and highly complex topic of strategy and strategy-making with a light touch, thereby making it accessible and readable. Ultimately, that is what makes this a successful text - that it will be read and put into use!Highly recommend.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Great book -- great ideas
  

*by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2017*

Great book -- great ideas, great tools. Good summary at the end of each section. The only downside for me was that the author seemed to repeat the same ideas over and over -- I usually appreciate that but it was a bit much.

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