The 8 steps to strategic success :

Introducing the strategic dialogue model : eight steps to strategic success -- The five characteristics of the strategy process with the strategic dialogue model -- Introducing the case study dusoleil -- Step 1: searchlight -- what do we aspire to? -- Step 2: outside-in : scenarios -- what futures do we need to anticipate? -- Step 3: inside-out : analysis -- what are our capabilities? -- Step 4: options -- what are realistic options? -- Step 5: choice -- what is our preferred strategic option? -- Step 6: operationalization -- how do we implement? -- Step 7: execution -- how can we realize change? -- Step 8: monitoring -- are we performing on target? -- Models for step 1: searchlight -- Models for step 2: outside-in : scenarios -- Models for step 3: inside-out : analysis -- Models for step 4: options -- Models for step 5: choice -- Models for step 6: operationalization -- Models for step 7: execution -- Models for step 8: monitoring -- Methods for the participatory characteristic -- Methods for the creative characteristic -- Methods for the analytic characteristic -- Methods for the decisive characteristic -- Methods for the committing characteristic -- Points of attention when applying the strategic dialogue model -- Applying the strategic dialogue in specific contexts -- Try to avoid the most common pitfalls in a strategy process..

Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-297) and index..