Visionary Strategic Leadership

Sustaining Success Through Strategic Direction, Corporate Management, and High-Level Programs

David L. Rainey

• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9781623963132
  9781623963149
• eBook ISBN:
  9781806613311
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Leadership
• Index: Business

The book represents a dramatic step forward in discussing the principles, processes, and practices of visionary strategic leadership. While most of the existing literature covers the subject from organizational and management perspectives, the book focuses on a holistic view of the corporation and all of the supporting entities and customers and stakeholders. The book addresses new theories, methods and practices that are in line with 21st century dynamics.

The book is on the cutting edge of thought and practice. It discusses constructs based on the integration of the social, economic, ethical, technological and environmental considerations. Examples are taken from numerous industries in the U.S., Europe, Pacific Rim and South America. The book portrays the global phenomenon. The discussions are based on real world needs and expectations. There is a huge audience of executives, professionals and practitioners who need to understand the opportunities and challenges of today and in the future. There are scholars, professors and business leaders who will view these perspectives as real world approaches being practiced by global corporations today.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Halftitle
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Boxes
• List of Abbreviations
• Introduction
• 1 Visionary Strategic Leadership
• Introduction
• Concepts of Visionary Strategic Leadership
• The Underlying Elements of Visionary Strategic Leadership
• Global Perspectives on VSL Pertaining to the Business Enterprise.
• Principles, Values, Beliefs, and Ethical Standards
• The Critical Roles and Responsibilities of Corporate Leaders
• Reflections
• Notes
• References
• 2 Corporate Leadership and Management
• Introduction
• The Integrated VSL and CSM Framework
• The Main Elements of VSL and CSM
• Strategic Perspectives and Management Systems
• The Embedded Corporate Management System
• Creating a Logical Organizational Structure
• Underpinnings of Corporate Governance
• Overarching Management Constructs
• Select Management Constructs
• The Crucial Role of Sustainable Business Development
• Philosophical Aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility
• Shifting Mindsets Pertaining to SBD and CSR
• Reflections
• Notes
• References
• 3 Visionary Strategic Leadership
• Introduction
• Corporate Vision
• The Overarching Strategic Perspective
• Linking the Overarching Strategic Perspective with the Corporate Vision
• The Importance of an Overarching Strategic Perspective
• The Fundamental Aspects of the Overarching Strategic Perspective
• Corporate Strategies and Goals
• The Notion of Grand Corporate Strategy
• Overarching Corporate Goals
• Evaluating Corporate Performance and Communicating Outcomes
• Reflections
• Notes
• References
• 4 Corporate Plans, Actions, and Relationships
• Introduction
• Scenario Planning
• Definition and Purpose
• Brief Historical Background Pertaining to Scenario Planning
• Strategic Implications of Scenarios
• Scenario Planning Process
• Gap Analysis Between Scenarios and Strategic Options
• High-Level Corporate Plans and Actions
• Corporate Strategic Plans
• Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions
• Strategic Alliances and Joint Ventures
• Strategic Innovations
• Building Relationships with Partners, Customers, and Employees
• The Theoretical Underpinnings for Building Corporate Relationships
• Building High-Level Mutually Beneficial External Relationships
• Reinforcing Internal Relationships
• Reflections
• Notes
• References
• 5 High-Level Strategic Programs: Management and Implementation
• Introduction
• Program Management
• General Perspectives on Program Management
• Project Management Versus Program Management
• The Linkages Between Strategy Formulation and Program Management
• Program Implementation
• Framework for Selecting, Defining, and Designing High-Level Strategic Programs
• Screening and Selecting the Most Attractive Candidates
• Defining the Architecture of the Selected Programs
• Designing the Program Elements and the Specifications
• Reflections
• Notes
• References
• 6 High-Level Strategic Programs: Execution and Evaluation
• Introduction
• Program Execution
• Framework for Executing High-Level Strategic Programs
• Developing the Program and the First Actions of Program Execution
• Demonstrating the Solutions and Outcomes of the Program
• Deploying the Solutions and Outcomes of the Program
• Program Evaluation
• Evaluating High-Level Strategic Programs
• Evaluating External Outcomes and Success
• Evaluating Internal Outcomes and Success
• Reflections
• Notes
• References
• 7 Enterprise-Wide Risk Management
• Introduction
• The Concepts of Risk and the ERM Framework
• Fundamentals of Risks
• Basic Types of Risks
• Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Framework
• Main Elements of ERM
• Risk Management System
• Risk Assessment
• Risk Strategies and Action Plans
• Reflections
• Notes
• References
• 8 Reflections and Concluding Comments
• Introduction
• Being a Visionary Strategic Leader
• Reflections on Visionary Strategic Leadership
• Philosophical Perspectives
• Rhetoric and Reality
• Linkages between VSL and Sustainable Success
• Concluding Comments
• Note
• Reference