Managing Strategy provides a series of checklists designed to help managers get to grips with analysing their organisations and developing and implementing strategic plans and options.

It covers a range of topics, including:

. Understanding organisational culture

. Performing SWOT and PEST analyses

. Researching new markets

. Corporate mission and values

. Setting objectives

. Performance measurement and balanced scorecard

. Strategic options

The combination of action-oriented checklists and handy pen-portrait profiles of key thinkers, including Charles Handy, Henry Mintzberg and Michael Porter, will help you master the crucial skills you need to further your career as a manager.