List of Figures

This 148 page book is chock full of real-world anecdotes drawn from over 50 years of consulting and is richly illustrated with over 60 full-color figures and graphic images used in actual client assignments. The figures are listed below.

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Figure 1: The Strategic Thinking & Planning Cycle 

Figure 2: The Overall Dynamic of a Strategic Planning Process 

Figure 3: Example of a Strategic Budgeting Worksheet 

Figure 4: Examples of College Dashboards 

Figure 5: The Traditional SWOT Matrix 

Figure 6: Board Information Survey Dot Voting Report 

Figure 7: The Dynamic SWOT — Four Types of Strategic Thinking 

Figure 8: An Organizational Framework for Strategic Planning 

Figure 9: College “Parthenon” Exercise 

Figure 10: Medical Center Classic Portico 

Figure 11: ActivitreeTM as Aid in Navigating a User’s Manual 

Figure 12: ActivitreeTM as Way to Identify Problems in a Production Process 

Figure 13: A Sculptural Armature and A Museum Mission Armature 

Figure 14: Values Map Examples 

Figure 15: Example of a Segmented Polygon 

Figure 16: Strategic Aptitudes in an Octagonal Icon 

Figure 17: An Octagonal Framework for Student Retention 

Figure 18: Example of a MacronymTM 

Figure 19: Radar Chart Examples 

Figure 20: Radar Chart Replacing Dense Tabular Report 

Figure 21: Gap Analysis Using Superimposed Radar Charts 

Figure 22: Example of a StratagramTM 

Figure 23: UPLIFT StratagramTM 

Figure 24: StratagramTM as an Anchoring Device 

Figure 25: Example of Anchoring Icon 

Figure 26: Anchoring Icon in Relation to UPLIFT Impediments 

Figure 27: Anchoring Through Colors and Words 

Figure 28: Using Sacred Texts to Dramatize a Marketing Strategy 

Figure 29: Slave Market with the Disappearing Bust of Voltaire 

Figure 30: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? 

Figure 31: Apollo-Soyuz Docking Module 

Figure 32: The Four Elements of Organizational Effectiveness 

Figure 33: Example of a Scorecard Dashboard

Figure 34: Example of a Graphic Dashboard 

Figure 35: Example of a Storyline Dashboard 

Figure 36: Examples of a Small Multiples Dashboard 

Figure 37: A Small Multiples Dashboard Based on Clicker Responses 

Figure 38: Example of a Screening Dashboard 

Figure 39: Example of a Strategic Dashboard 

Figure 40: Example of a Program Flow Dashboard 

Figure 41: KPI’s at Key Points in ECO Process Flow 

Figure 42: Set of Dashboards ECO Program Performance Report 

Figure 43: Possible Metrics Responding to a College’s Key Questions 

Figure 44: Zooming In on a Mandelbrot Fractal Set 

Figure 45: Divisible Properties of a Hologram 

Figure 46: Each Cell Contains the DNA Blueprint of the Entire Organism 

Figure 47: The 4+1 Matrix 

Figure 48: The 4+1 Matrix Illustrated 

Figure 49: The Intersecting Cycles Model 

Figure 50: When Does Governance Information Become Management Information? 

Figure 51: The Team-Building Process 

Figure 52: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs 

Figure 53: People Investment Strategy Framework 

Figure 54: Return on People Investments 

Figure 55: The BCG Growth-Share Matrix