Leading strategy making: Facilitating commitment to strategy

Leading strategy making that is both analytically sound and also politically feasible is difficult but essential if the strategy is to stand a chance of being implemented effectively. This paper discusses the contribution of attending to social and psychological processes in making strategy. The pap...

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Main Authors: Eden, C., Page, K., Ackermann, Fran
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27230
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description Leading strategy making that is both analytically sound and also politically feasible is difficult but essential if the strategy is to stand a chance of being implemented effectively. This paper discusses the contribution of attending to social and psychological processes in making strategy. The paper explores a number of considerations for avoiding crafting a strategy that has no commitment to implementation. Specifically the paper discusses: balancing cohesion with divergence; recognizing the role of identity, networks, and institutionalization; ensuring engagement, fairness and commitment; and using facilitated group support to lead the negotiation of strategy. The paper sets out the key concepts to provide consultant-facilitators guidance for effective strategy making that attends the social context of groups.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-272302019-04-03T06:15:05Z Leading strategy making: Facilitating commitment to strategy Eden, C. Page, K. Ackermann, Fran Leading strategy making that is both analytically sound and also politically feasible is difficult but essential if the strategy is to stand a chance of being implemented effectively. This paper discusses the contribution of attending to social and psychological processes in making strategy. The paper explores a number of considerations for avoiding crafting a strategy that has no commitment to implementation. Specifically the paper discusses: balancing cohesion with divergence; recognizing the role of identity, networks, and institutionalization; ensuring engagement, fairness and commitment; and using facilitated group support to lead the negotiation of strategy. The paper sets out the key concepts to provide consultant-facilitators guidance for effective strategy making that attends the social context of groups. 2011 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27230 restricted
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Leading strategy making: Facilitating commitment to strategy
title Leading strategy making: Facilitating commitment to strategy
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title_short Leading strategy making: Facilitating commitment to strategy
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url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27230