HBR Guide to Managing Strategic Initiatives

<p><b>This big initiative could make or break this fiscal year--or your career.</b></p><p>Managing a successful strategic initiative may be the key to transforming your company--and propelling your career forward. Yet running a cross-functional team on a high-profile project can present a multitude of challenges and risks causing even the most experienced manager to struggle.</p><p>The <b><i>HBR Guide to Managing Strategic Initiatives</i></b> provides practical tips and advice to help you manage all the stages of an initiative's life cycle from buy-in to launch to scaling up.</p><p>You'll learn how to: <ul><li>Win--and keep--support for your new initiative<li>Move rapidly from approval to implementation<li>Assemble transformative high-performing initiative teams<li>Maintain the confidence of sponsors and stakeholders<li>Stay on schedule and within budget<li>Avoid initiative overload by killing projects that aren't meeting business needs<li>Keep multiple initiatives in strategic alignment</ul></p><p>Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job from a source you trust. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.</p>