Patterns of Strategy

Patterns of Strategy shows how the strategic fit between organisations drives strategic direction. It is essential reading for those who wish to understand how to manoeuvre their organisation to change its strategic fit to their advantage.

The 80 ?patterns? of strategy help you explore options for collaboration and competition within your strategic ecosystem. A practical and authoritative guide, you can use it to plan and navigate your strategic future.

Contents

List of Figures

Foreword

Part One: A Different Approach

Chapter 1 Why Patterns of Strategy?

Chapter 2 How this is Different?

Chapter 3 The Dark Matter of Strategy

Chapter 4 From Concept to Strategy

Chapter 5 What is Strategic Fit?

Part Two: Developing strategic manoeuvres

Chapter 6 Designing Fit

Chapter 7 Using Time

Chapter 8 Using Power

Part Three: 80 Patterns of Strategy

Chapter 9 Competitive Strategies

Chapter 10 Collaborative Strategies

Chapter 11 Strategies for Small Organizations

Chapter 12 Supplier Strategies

Chapter 13 Defensive Strategies

Chapter 14 Growth Strategies

Chapter 15 Market Changing Strategies

Chapter 16 Herd Management Strategies

Chapter 17 Cunning Plans

Chapter 18 Rock Paper Scissors

Part Four: Developing and executing strategy

Chapter 19 Developing Patterns of Strategy

Chapter 20 Strategy to Action

Catalogue of Strategies

Bibliography

Index

Lucy Loh and Patrick Hoverstadt have 50 years’ combined experience in developing systems thinking approaches to tackle complex, intractable management issues where traditional approaches consistently fail.