There are literally hundreds of business books that
bring a singular focus to one segment of a business or another. Many deliver an
in depth approach to tackling those segmented problems, issues and strategies,
but I find that the most useful are those that offer up action steps that are
easy to put into play.
Author and management consultant James Kerr brings a
broad base of experience in a variety of industry sectors. He applies that
broad base of knowledge to a variety of business approaches to change
management in his new book The Executive
Checklist – A Guide for Setting Direction and Managing Change.
During my career I have worked in a variety of
industries including entertainment, broadcasting, manufacturing, sports, and
healthcare and no matter what the sector and no matter what the project, I have
seen that a large percentage of problem solving and change management really
boils down to effective communications. Many of the strategies and tactics that
Kerr outlines in book offer guidance to effectively communicate about goals and
process.
The checklist approach that Kerr lays out, prove to be
an effective roadmap that can be applied and adapted to any business or project
at any stage of development, be it a start up, a company looking at
transformational change or a complete overhaul. The Executive Checklist is not an in depth, here’s what you should
do book, but offers a structural framework to apply to your project and for you
build upon. It proves to be a very effective tool for any leaders toolbox.
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