The Essentials of Strategy

Author: Society for Human Resource Management; Harvard Business School Press
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
ISBN: 9781591398226
Published In: November 2006
Format: Paperback , 323 pages
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The Essentials of Strategy will help you understand the basics of strategic thinking. After reading this, you will be well versed in the tools, principles and must-know methods for implementing strategic thought into your organizations.

Today's HR professionals work side by side with senior executives to devise a strategy for their organizations and to marshal the talent and resources to implement it. That means going beyond the traditional HR domain and mastering the fundamentals of all aspects of business and management.

Co-published by SHRM and Harvard Business School Press.

About the book series

The Business Literacy for HR Professionals Series is a co-branded line of books developed jointly between Harvard Business School Press and SHRM (the Society for Human Resource Management).

This series will help HR professionals to become more influential strategic partners in their organizations by educating them in the core principles, practices, and processes of business and management. The purpose of the series is to help HR professionals develop knowledge and skills related to, but outside, the HR domain in order to make more strategic contributions to their organizations. These books will help HR professionals 'have a seat at the table' by becoming more proficient and literate in critical business and management arenas such as finance, negotiation, strategy, change management, etc.

Introduction

Chapter 1. Strategy and the HR Professional: Why Strategic HR Management Is Vital

Chapter 2. SWOT Analysis I: Looking Outside for Opportunities and Threats

Chapter 3. SWOT Analysis II: Looking Inside for Strengths and Weaknesses

Chapter 4. Types of Strategy: Which Fits Your Business?

Chapter 5. Strategic Moves: The Mechanisms of Success

Chapter 6. From Strategy to Implementation: Seeking Alignment

Chapter 7. Aligning Your HR Strategy: Key Practices

Chapter 8. Action Plans: The Architecture of Implementation

Chapter 9. How to Stay on Course: Sensing and Responding to Deviations from Plan

Chapter 10. The People Side of Implementation: Getting the Right People on Board

Chapter 11. Implementing Human Capital Initiatives: The Rubber Meets the Road

Chapter 12. Strategy as Work-in-Progress: Keep Looking Ahead

Chapter 13. Developing and Leveraging Your Strategic Mindset: Next Steps for You and Your HR Department

Appendix: Implementation Tools

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For Further Reading

Index

SHRM (the Society for Human Resource Management) is the world's largest professional association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 170,000 individual members, the Society's mission is to serve the needs of HR professionals by providing the most essential and comprehensive resources available.