Rock & Sand: A Practical Insight to Business Growth
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (704 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1490435271 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 60 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Keith said If you haven't read this, what are you waiting for?. I love this book. I picked it up recently and read it in one evening. I couldn't put it down. It is very practical. Direct and to the point with no nonsense. I call this "the book that is usually buried in the book". What I mean is, Michael has found a way to nail the content without the several hundred pages of other nonsense. I have begun giving this to all my clients and am requiring that all my leadership teams read it before we take them through their annual planning cycles. I highly suggest this book. It is very easy to . "Simple, focused, and very implimentable!" according to Terry. For those of you running a company and hit the WALL of non-growth, this book provides a simple and focused concept to provide the function of getting back into your growth mode. Michael shows this concept in a way that makes sense. Moving sand gets things done though does not create GROWTH. By focusing regularly on a growth ROCK, and moving it regularly, you get progressive on achieving what you want. Thanks Michael for bringing this to the growth minded owners who are sick of being in an atmosphere of uncertainity. Terry Scha. Paul A. Riecks said Simple, Straightforwadr and to the Point. After all the years of experts extolling the value of strategic planning, finally someone has written a simple treatise on how to execute the plan. A great plan is useless without execution. Michael Synk has reached back into his deep experience as a facilitator and business coach to lay out a clear case for executing the plan and using a tested format for keeping track of progress. Unlike a lot of business plans that get written, put on a shelf and never seen again, this is a book to be kept handy on the desk and referred to
About the Author After establishing himself as a successful businessperson over a twenty-year career, Michael Synk has spent the last decade as a business educator, coach and consultant. For two years he taught social studies as well as coached sports at Catholic High Schools in the city of Detroit. Michael has been married for 26 years, has three children, and resides with his family in Memphis Tennessee. . “Hard data and my own personal experience reveal that if you effectively align your strategies, actions and goals, you will be
Better yet, readers won't get caught up in case studies or examples that are interesting but not applicable to their situation. It's a book that is long overdue. The "Rock and Sand" model challenges the "myth" of strategic complexity and simplifies its execution, paving the way to business growth. Using the simple visual analogy of "moving rocks" and "pushing sand" the author creates a model that helps business owners, executives, and entrepreneurs understand the connection between strategy and execution while giving guidance on what to do about it. Rock & Sand takes business strategy and execution down to it's essence and links them together. The "Rock and Sand" model challenges the "myth" of strategic complexity and simplifies its execution, paving the way to business growth.. Rock & Sand takes business strategy and execution down to it's essence and links them together. It's easy to follow, compelling, and very practical
In 2000, he started his coaching practice, In-Synk: Aligning Strategy Actions and Goals. Michael has been married for 26 years, has three children, and resides with his family in Memphis Tennessee. This is Michael’s second book, the first being How to Create Customer as Loyal as Norm Peterson: The Cheers Model of M