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By (author) Harvard Business Review
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This big initiative could make or break this fiscal year–or your career.
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This big initiative could make or break this fiscal year–or your career.
Managing a successful strategic initiative may be the key to transforming your company–and propelling your career forward. Yet running a cross-functional team on a high-profile project can present a multitude of challenges and risks, causing even the most experienced manager to struggle.
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HBR Guide to Managing Strategic Initiatives provides practical tips and advice to help you manage all the stages of an initiative”s life cycle, from buy-in to launch to scaling up.
You”ll learn how to:
- Win–and keep–support for your new initiative
- Move rapidly from approval to implementation
- Assemble transformative, high-performing initiative teams
- Maintain the confidence of sponsors and stakeholders
- Stay on schedule and within budget
- Avoid initiative overload by killing projects that aren”t meeting business needs
- Keep multiple initiatives in strategic alignment
Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, from a source you trust. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.
Biographical note:
Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 12 international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact. Visit hbr.org. Follow @HarvardBiz on Twitter; find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.
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