Change, choices, and consequences [electronic resource] : a guide to mega thinking and planning / Roger Kaufman.

ISBN:

9781599963990

Title:

Author:

Kaufman, Roger A.

Personal Author:

Kaufman, Roger A.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 191 pages) : illustrations.

Series:

Defining and delivering successful professional practice -- HPT in practice ; v. 1

General Note:

Title from title screen.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Acknowledgments and Credits; Introduction; Chapter 1. Defining Where to Head and Why to Go There; Chapter 2. New Times, New Concepts, New Realities: Choosing Success; Chapter 3. The Basic Concepts and Tools for Mega Thinking and Planning; Chapter 4. Mega Planning: A Choice to Define and Deliver Success; Chapter 5. Don't Confuse Means and Ends: Critical Success Factors 1 and 2; Chapter 6. Using and Aligning the Levels of Planning and Results: Critical Success Factor 3; Chapter 7. Prepare Objectives that are Really Useful: Critical Success Factor 4.

Chapter 8. Correctly Defining Needs (Not Wants): Critical Success Factor 5Chapter 9. Using an Ideal Vision for All Planning and Doing: Critical Success Factor 6; Chapter 10. Applications: Putting Strategic Thinking to Work; Glossary of Terms; References; About this Series; About the Author.

Local Note:

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Subject Term:

Organizational effectiveness.

Organizational change.

Strategic planning.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2006

Publication Information:

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Shelf Number	Material Type	Copy	Shelf Location	Status
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Summary

The decision about where an organization should be headed couldnOCOt be more basic. Yet many organizations OCo both public and private OCo have fuzzy statements of purpose. How about yours? Do you know where you are headed? Is it the right place to go?. Learn how to be proactive by defining and justifying where you should head before deciding how to get there. To help you in the process, this book introduces the concepts and tools underlying OC mega thinking and planning.OCO. In 10 chapters, the author details three fundamentals for defining and delivering organizational success: A value-added frame of mind, shared determination and agreement on where to head and why, and tools for planning, design, development, implementation and continual improvement. YouOCOll learn how to: Define who your clients are and who benefits; Outline basic questions each organization must ask and answer; Provide the concepts and tools for delivering performance improvement and proving the value they add; Use both change management and change creation; Assess needs and prioritize the needs (not wants); Use performance data to continually improve by fixing what isnOCOt working and continuing what is working. This is one of six books in the new Defining and Delivering Successful Professional Practice Series designed to define and deliver measurable performance improvement. CodeOC DDSPP1 / 190 pp / $19.95 / Roger Kaufman, Ph.D., CPT"