Getting the Right Things Done: A Leader's Guide to Planning and Execution

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Getting the Right Things Done: A Leader's Guide to Planning and Execution
by Pascal Dennis
from Lean Enterprise Institute

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• I wouldn't recommend this book
  This book is overly simplistic and left me wondering why anyone would recommend this book to me, especially for $55.00.
  There are much better books on strategic planning and alignment, such as the Six Disciplines for Excellence: Building Small Businesses That Learn, Lead and Last by Gary Harpst Six Disciplines for Excellence: Building Small Businesses That Learn, Lead and Lastor Mastering the Rockefeller Habits: What You Must Do to Increase the Value of Your Growing Firm by Verne Harnish Mastering the... more info

• Outstanding book - very practical & powerful!
  After reading this book I got a lot of great ideas to plan next year's goals & also improve my overall department's effectiveness.

• Strategy Deployment Simplified
  Pascal Dennis covers the basics of strategy deployment extremely well. He explains the concepts, methods and tactics used by Toyota to maximize improvement. His extremely practical description of strategies "as stories that engage" and his clear explanations of similar concepts make the complex subject matter accessible to everyone. The book is easy to read and the words he uses are very effective. For example, when he explains how "translation" makes strategies "real" to employees at every level of an... more info

• A Clear and Concise Introduction to Strategy Deployment
  In "Getting the Right Things Done" Pascal Dennis offers an introduction to Strategy Deployment (Hoshin Kanri). The book is written as a "novel" with plenty of information sidebars. It is clear and easy to read (a feature of Mr Dennis' books) - a brilliant introduction for the beginner. What is more, the book is packed with example "A3" strategy and action plans to give you a real feel for the system (with blank copies available to download). Interestingly, and in contrast to a number of lean consultants I... more info

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