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The must-read summary of Pamela Harper's book: "Preventing Strategic Gridlock: Leading Over, Under & Around Organizational Jams to Achieve High Performance Results".
This complete summary of the ideas from Pamela Harper's book "Preventing Strategic Gridlock" shows that despite the best intentions of an effective leader, it’s not uncommon for a promising business strategy or initiative to grind to a halt as a result of organisational problems. This is the management equivalent of gridlock – where a company is unable to execute its strategy because of internal problems rather than external competitors. In her book, the author explains two possible approaches to avoid “strategic gridlock”, and the U-N-L-O-C-K theory that will help you to break through the mist and get back to reality. This summary is extremely helpful for any company in virtually any industry that wants to advance its business strategies.
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To learn more, read "Preventing Strategic Gridlock" and discover the key to overcoming any obstacles that get in the way of your company's success.
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014
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Book Presentation: Preventing Strategic Gridlock by Pamela Harper
Book Abstract
About the Author
Important Note About This Ebook
Summary of Preventing Strategic Gridlock (Pamela Harper)
1. Understand the warning signs of impending gridlock
2. Break out of strategic gridlock and move forward
Book Presentation: Preventing Strategic Gridlock by Pamela Harper
Book Abstract
MAIN IDEA
Despite the best intentions of an effective leader, it’s not uncommon for a promising business strategy or initiative to grind to a halt as a result of organizational problems. This is the management equivalent of gridlock – where a company is unable to execute its strategy because of internal problems rather than external competitors.
So what can be done about “strategic gridlock”? First, understand how gridlock arises in despite the best intentions of managers, leaders and executives. By spotting the telltale warning signs early, you may be able to stop your organization heading towards gridlock. This is the preemptive approach to gridlock.
Secondly, if you do arrive at gridlock, understand how to break through the mist and get back to reality. This is where the U-N-L-O-C-K theory comes into its own. If you’re unable to prevent strategic gridlock arising in the first place, at least develop some expertise in breaking out of the gridlock cycle. This is the reactive approach to gridlock.
“Gridlock doesn’t occur only in traffic. It also happens in small, medium and large companies in virtually every industry as they strive to advance their business strategies. In fact, even the savviest executives and boards seem to be finding that as they wind their way through the turbulent 21st century business landscape, it’s easy to inadvertently drive their organizations smack into a situation that I call ‘strategic gridlock’: the mysterious paralysis that occurs when persistent organizational problems snarl business performance.”
– Pamela Harper
About the Author
PAMELA HARPER is founder and president of Business Advancement Inc., a consulting firm which helps leaders transform their business strategies into high performance results. A graduate of Northwestern University, Ms. Harper gives a number of public addresses on corporate organizational issues. She also has written numerous articles which have been published in a number of journals and magazines.
The Web site for this book is available atwww.businessadvance.com.
Important Note About This Ebook
This is a summary and not a critique or a review of the book. It does not offer judgment or opinion on the content of the book. This summary may not be organized chapter-wise but is an overview of the main ideas, viewpoints and arguments from the book as a whole. This means that the organization of this summary is not a representation of the book.
Summary of Preventing Strategic Gridlock (Pamela Harper)
1. Understand the warning signs of impending gridlock
Strategic gridlock results whenever persistent organizational or operational problems occur which prevent a business from executing its business strategy. Once a company becomes gridlocked, it becomes paralyzed. Fortunately, however, strategic gridlock can be prevented by uncovering the seven most common mistaken assumptions about organizational realities which can combine to generate gridlock conditions.
By addressing these mistaken assumptions earlier rather than later, strategic gridlock can be avoided altogether.
Strategic gridlock arises whenever the execution of a business strategy gets diverted by hidden roadblocks which can exist elsewhere within the organization. If not addressed properly, an organization can end up locked in the strategic gridlock cycle rather than generating the desired outcomes.
Strategic gridlock never happens overnight – but sometimes can be hard to detect because the roadblocks tend to grow incrementally rather than dramatically. Also, some of these roadblocks may be viewed as isolated incidents rather than systemic problems.Strategic gridlock tends to flourish during times of uncertainty – because with so many things changing at once, it becomes easier to make incorrect assumptions or fail to link cause-and-effect correctly.Strategic gridlock can occur organization-wide or just in various business units alone – although gridlock in any one business unit will have flow-on effects in every other part of the company as well. Therefore, any occurrence of strategic gridlock is serious for the ongoing health and success of the organization.Strategic gridlock is preventable
