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A Business Graphic Novel on Strategic Thinking All over the world, strategies are dying. Thousands of businesses face bankruptcy. People's jobs are at stake. But what is the nefarious force killing them off? And who can save them? Strategist Rich Horwath combines strategy and superheroes to answer these questions and provide a groundbreaking approach to helping managers develop a common language and understanding of strategy to move from tactical to strategic thinkers. New research shows that the No. 1 most important leadership capability for executives is strategic thinking. Yet, only 3 out of every 10 people are strategic. With the leading cause of business failure being bad strategy, it's critical that you and your team are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and tools to think strategically. In StrategyMan vs. the Anti-Strategy Squad, you'll learn how to: - Develop a common language for strategy - Create a shared understanding of strategy - Design a practical toolkit for strategy - Think strategically on a daily basis - Infuse innovation into your strategies - Facilitate strategy conversations - Lead strategic meetings - Set clear strategic direction - Profitably grow your business - Create competitive advantage The Battle of Good vs. Bad Strategy In this graphic novel, Technobody--maker of wearable technologies--is under attack. Its strategic plan is slowly being killed by the top 20 strategy challenges (villains) that every company faces: bad meetings (Meeting Menace), fire drills (Fire Driller), silos (Silo-Clops), and too many priorities (Dr. Yes), to name just a few. They are members of the Anti-Strategy Squad, a gang whose mission is to cause mass strategycide and global bankruption. But, Technobody will not fail without a fight. Led by their fearless managers and three superheroes--StrategyMan, Innovatara and Purposeidon--they will summon all of their strategic thinking powers to wage one final war against bad strategy and save their plan.

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Rich has done the impossible--he has created an engaging, insightful, and thoroughly entertaining book on strategy that will improve strategic thinking in any organization from the C-Suite to your frontline workers. StrategyMan saves the day--This is the most creative business book I've ever read. --Bradley Hartmann, President & CEO, Red Angle StrategyMan is a fun, effective book that provides managers with valuable concepts to understand strategy in its simplest form, and to develop strategic thinking skills. It is also a great refresher course for executives who understand the critical importance of strategy, and want to validate that they are using the proper terms and definitions when communicating corporate goals, objectives, strategies and tactics across their organization. Rich Horwath is a master at bringing these concepts to life. --Jeffrey Sanfilippo, CEO, John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. In this new book, Rich has found a way to take the abstract concept of strategy and address the fact that while we use the term frequently, many, if not most, don't understand what exactly a strategy is. The comic book format is a fun way to convey real business knowledge. --Don Sawyer, Senior Vice President, Bayer Healthcare Words matter--especially when you are communicating your goals and strategy. The StrategyMan graphic novel approach gives strategy practitioners another tool in their tool belt to help clarify strategy within their organization. --Rob Perri, Senior Director, Global Innovation, Strategy and Portfolio Management, PepsiCo StrategyMan vs. the Anti-Strategy Squad is another great resource to help our customer-facing teams strengthen their strategic mindset. Rich has been a valued partner and has been instrumental in building the strategic thinking capabilities within all of our teams. --Kevin Kutler, Executive Director, Head of Training and Development, Novartis

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Rich Horwath is the CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute, where he helps organizations develop enterprise-wide capabilities in strategic thinking and planning. As a former Chief Strategy Officer and graduate professor of strategy, he has worked with more than 100,000 managers to develop their strategic thinking skills. Rich leads executive teams through strategic thinking and planning workshops to help them set clear strategic direction, facilitate strategy conversations, and create competitive advantage. He is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of seven books on strategic thinking, including Elevate: The Three Disciplines of Advanced Strategic Thinking, Strategy for You: Building a Bridge to the Life You Want and Deep Dive: The Proven Method for Building Strategy.

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