Strategic Supply Management

Robert Rudzki, a former senior corporate executive, is president of Greybeard Advisors, a firm that assists enterprises improve their near-term financial performance and long-term business viability. He is a frequent conference speaker, and is co-author of the supply management bestseller Straight to the Bottom Line.

Part I: Understanding the Reasons Underlying Success or Failure Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Why 9 Principles? (Aren't There Enough Business Books Already?)Part II: The Building Blocks of Success: Nine Principles for Organizational Fitness and SuccessChapter 3: Establish a PurposeChapter 4: Live and Defend Your Core ValuesChapter 5: Create the FutureChapter 6: Articulate an Inspiring Vision - and Lead!Chapter 7: Develop the Right Strategy, Business Model and CompetenciesChapter 8: Align and Energize the Organization Chapter 9: Measure Only What You Want to AchieveChapter 10: Decide! Act! Get on With It!Chapter 11: When in Doubt, Apply Common SenseChapter 12: Implications for the Corporation and IndividualsPart III: Profiles of Success: Three That Are Beating the OddsChapter 13: Six Generations and Still Strumming: Martin Guitar Chapter 14: Starting Off on the Right Foot: LANXESS Corporation Chapter 15: Re-Tooling the Management Tool Kit: ITT CorporationPart IV: Next Steps Chapter 16: The Path Forward to Ensuring Long-Term Organizational Health & ResilienceChapter 17: Reader Exercises Illustrating the Nine PrinciplesEpilogue: Making a Difference Starts HereAppendix A: Assessment and Diagnosis TemplatesAppendix B: Quotable Quotes

"Hurray! A business book which will appeal to anyone involved in building and managing a growing business. Unlike so many other management authors, Rudzki's ideas are authentic." - Anita Roddick, Founder, The Body Shop"