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| BOOKS | | To date I've written ten books - twelve if you count the complete rewrite and republication of two of them! Here are the most recent ones. A new book on strategic management is in the pipeline. | | | | DELIVERING THE DREAM |
 | Delivering The Dream is my modest contribution to making SA a better place for all. It deals with the specific challenges facing public sector organizations in SA, and offers a simple and practical way to design and execute strategy.
It takes a hard look at why so many bold vision and mission statements come to nothing ... streamlines the planning process ... explains how to write a strategy document ... and highlights the importance of leadership in making the right things happen.
In the Foreword, respected political analyst Van Zyl Slabbert writes: "... if only half of his suggestions are taken seriously by key public servants, South Africa would be making tangible progress. This book is an absolute necessity for every bureaucrat who has power and takes his/her job on delivery seriously."
PUBLISHED BY ZEBRA BOOKS, AUGUST 2006
| | | TONY MANNING'S MANAGEMENT TOOLKIT |
 | The world is a complex place and business is a complicated matter. So it’s essential that managers approach their daily challenges with a set of tools that will help them cut through clutter, make sense of what’s happening, make critical choices and trade-offs, design strategies that are likely to work – and turn their ideas into action. Every page of this book offers the common sense that companies need.
My business is my passion – I study management. For close to 20 years, I’ve been a consultant to top executives in major companies, so I’ve had a privileged view of what goes on in their heads and in their organizations. I’ve read just about every good management book and journal – and a lot of junk, too – talked to many leading thinkers in the field, and spent countless hours digging for insights and ideas that actually work. Along the way, I’ve developed many unique models and frameworks that help busy people get the results they want.
The stuff in this book has all been “road-tested.” This is a practical toolkit that’ll equip you to make a difference that matters. It's what you need to know, in "bite-sized" chunks so it's quick to read, easy to share.
| | | COMPETING THROUGH VALUE MANAGEMENT |
 | Value management’s time has come. In a world roiled by terrorism, economic meltdown, and corporate governance scandals, executives everywhere face the challenge of delivering new growth against the odds. Competing Through Value Management provides the guidance you need to get ahead of your competition and stay there. Based on a wealth of global research plus my extensive real-world experience, it explains why profit has to be the No. 1 goal in this era of “triple bottom-line” reporting, why many of today’s hottest concepts are less helpful than they’re made out to be, and why management is more important than measurement. Competing Through Value Management will help you shape your strategic conversation and inspire your team to produce winning results. With powerful tools like the ValuePlan, with numerous checklists and practical frameworks, and with an emphasis on 30-day actions, it offers the clear guidance that managers need right now.
Published in South Africa by Zebra Books. Available at good bookstores. | | | DISCOVERING THE ESSENCE OF LEADERSHIP |
 | Leadership is a red-hot issue around the world. But for all the hype, it remains a vague topic. Are leaders born or made? Is leadership an art or a skill? How can you become a leader? How can you improve your effectiveness? How should you identify and develop tomorrow’s leaders? I’ve been working with top executives for many years, so in Discovering The Essence of Leadership, I cut through many contending theories and focus on what really makes a difference. This book is a companion to my previous work, Making Sense of Strategy, and it provides practical, down-to-earth advice that’s equally useful to leaders and aspirant leaders in both companies and the public sector.
Published in South Africa by Zebra Books. available at good bookstores.
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| | MAKING SENSE OF STRATEGY |
 | Making Sense of Strategy is written for anyone who wants to make a difference in any organization. In line with my business philosophy, it cuts through the crap and homes in on the key issues that drive results. Based on the latest international management thinking, it gives you a complete guide to creating and implementing strategy in the new millennium. It takes you through a structured process of thinking about your organization and its challenges, and concludes with 20 vital questions that will transform the way you think about competitiveness.
The central theme - that "organizations are managed conversations" - offers a breakthrough approach to strategy, leadership, and change. Making Sense of Strategy is just 95 pages long, but it packs all the punch you need for these turbulent times.
| READ A REVIEW HERE BY THE ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT (78 KB)
READ A REVIEW HERE BY CHRIS GIBBONS (284 KB)
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