The Strategic Leader's Roadmap, Revised and Updated Edition : 6 Steps for Integrating Leadership and Strategy

In **__The Strategic Leader's Roadmap, Updated and Revised Edition: 6 Steps for Integrating Leadership and Strategy__**, Wharton management professors Harbir Singh and Michael Useem offer a six-point checklist for today's leaders to follow. They explain how leading strategically will help managers strengthen their capacity to develop strategy and to lead its execution. **__"__The Strategic Leader's Roadmap __provides an essential playbook for combining business strategy with great leadership."—William P. Lauder, Executive Chairman, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.__** In **__The Strategic Leader's Roadmap, Updated and Revised Edition: 6 Steps for Integrating Leadership and Strategy__**, Wharton management professors Harbir Singh and Michael Useem offer a six-point checklist for today's leaders to follow. They explain how leading strategically will help managers strengthen their capacity to develop strategy and to lead its execution. Drawing on one-on-one interviews with CEOs, in-depth research, and their experience teaching today's executives and tomorrow's leaders, Singh and Useem take readers into the offices—and mindsets—of some of today's foremost strategic leaders. In this fully updated and revised edition, Singh and Useem explore: How Indra Nooyi rose to become CEO of PepsiCo and led its successful strategic redirection; How Jack Ma consistently pivoted and outflanked competition to position Alibaba to become a global behemoth; How John Chambers, executive chairman of Cisco Systems, changed his and other company leaders' leadership to stay ahead of disruption; How Lawrence Culp Jr., the CEO of General Electric, has increased efficiency by up to 900% by undertaking a thorough examination of process and strategy. Fast-reading and actionable, **__The Strategic Leader's Roadmap__** will enable leaders at all levels to master the abilities necessary to keep their companies ahead of the competition.

"The Strategic Leader's Roadmap provides an essential playbook for combining business strategy with great leadership."—William P. Lauder, Executive Chairman, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

In The Strategic Leader's Roadmap, Updated and Revised Edition: 6 Steps for Integrating Leadership and Strategy, Wharton management professors Harbir Singh and Michael Useem offer a six-point checklist for today's leaders to follow. They explain how leading strategically will help managers strengthen their capacity to develop strategy and to lead its execution.

Drawing on one-on-one interviews with CEOs, in-depth research, and their experience teaching today's executives and tomorrow's leaders, Singh and Useem take readers into the offices—and mindsets—of some of today's foremost strategic leaders.

In this fully updated and revised edition, Singh and Useem explore: How Indra Nooyi rose to become CEO of PepsiCo and led its successful strategic redirection; How Jack Ma consistently pivoted and outflanked competition to position Alibaba to become a global behemoth; How John Chambers, executive chairman of Cisco Systems, changed his and other company leaders' leadership to stay ahead of disruption; How Lawrence Culp Jr., the CEO of General Electric, has increased efficiency by up to 900% by undertaking a thorough examination of process and strategy. Fast-reading and actionable, The Strategic Leader's Roadmap will enable leaders at all levels to master the abilities necessary to keep their companies ahead of the competition.

Contents Introduction: Strategic Leadership as the Driver of Growth and Renewal PART I Strategy and Leadership Fundamentals Chapter 1 Principles of Strategy and Leadership PART II The Strategic Leader’s Roadmap Chapter 2 Integrate Strategy and Leadership Chapter 3 Learn to Lead Strategically Chapter 4 Ensure Strategic Fit Chapter 5 Convey Strategic Intent Chapter 6 Layer Leadership Chapter 7 Decide Deliberatively PART III Strategic Leadership in Action Chapter 8 Strategy-Led Execution: Danaher’s H. Lawrence Culp Jr. Chapter 9 Leadership to New Strategy: PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi and Alibaba’s Jack Ma Chapter 10 Strategy to Leadership: Cisco Systems’ John Chambers PART IV Strategic Leadership at the Board and Investor Levels Chapter 11 Strategic Leadership for Boards and Investors Chapter 12 Investor Demand for Strategic Leadership Conclusion: Becoming a Strategic Leader References Notes Index About the Authors About Wharton School Press About the Wharton School