Overview

A powerful collection of over 50 adaptable strategy frameworks to solve today's most complex business challenges In Leading With Strategy: Using Your North Star to Guide Decision-Making, veteran executive coach and strategy consultant for Fortune 500 firms Timothy Tiryaki delivers a transformative guide that clarifies the complex tradeoffs in today's AI-enabled business environment. Dr. Tiryaki explores the contemporary maze of undiscussed leadership dilemmas that have been surfaced by the latest generative AI technologies and provides unique perspectives on strategic thinking and leadership. At the core of Leading With Strategy are 50 practical visual frameworks. They're dynamic tools designed as adaptable tools for creatively tackling diverse challenges and obstacles. These frameworks go beyond staid, one-size-fits-all approaches to common business problems and help you master essential strategic thinking and execution skills. Inside the book: Dozens of illustrated frameworks and models designed as “thinking hats” to help you reflect on and solve complex problems Original insights that encourage you to build your awareness and ask the right questions in the right situations Expert techniques to scope a situation, gather relevant evidence, collaborate with others, co-create alignment, and make informed decisions Perfect for managers, executives, entrepreneurs, founders, and other business leaders, Leading With Strategy is a must-have collection of problem-solving tools you can adapt to virtually any obstacle, challenge, or problem you encounter in the workplace.

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Author:   Timothy Tiryaki
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9781394382729

ISBN 10:   1394382723
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   19 February 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction xi PART I Unlearn: Revisiting Our Assumptions About Leadership and Strategy 1 Chapter 1 Leadership Versus Management: Breaking Down the Executive Caste System 3 Chapter 2 Strategy as a Competency: Anyone Can Become More Strategic 7 Chapter 3 Becoming the Leader the Future Needs: The 6Es of Leadership Model 13 Chapter 4 The Myth of Strategic Planning: Why Strategy and Planning Are Not the Same 20 Chapter 5 Strategic Thinking: A Foundation for Leadership and Action 26 Chapter 6 Rebalancing Strategy: A New Era of Design and Execution 30 Chapter 7 The Strategy of Strategy: Clarifying the Strategic Planning Process 34 Chapter 8 What Most Consultants Miss: The Holy Grail of Organizational Success 39 PART II Rethink: Reimagining How Value Is Created Through Culture, Business Models, and Transformation 43 Chapter 9 AIM for Building Culture with Strategy, Structure, and Soul 45 Chapter 10 From Values to Behavior: The Culture Cascade 50 Chapter 11 North Star in Action: How Leadership Behavior Builds Culture 55 Chapter 12 Business Models and Operating Models: The Blueprint for Success 59 Chapter 13 The Living Organization: Strategy as Consciousness 64 Chapter 14 The Art of Reinvention: Why Business Models Must Evolve to Stay Alive 69 Chapter 15 When Giants Fall: The High Cost of Business Model Inertia 75 Chapter 16 Stability and Transformation Management: Leading the Paradox 82 PART III Discover: Rediscovering Purpose, Identity, and Our Inner Compass Through the North Star 87 Chapter 17 Defining Your North Star: Overview 89 Chapter 18 Defining Your North Star: Vision and Goals 94 Chapter 19 Defining Your North Star: Values and Strengths 98 Chapter 20 Defining Your North Star: Habits and Mindsets 103 Chapter 21 The Human Compass: Five Ethical Considerations for a Technological Future 108 Chapter 22 Values on the Wall Versus Values in Action: What the Fortune 100 Reveal About Leadership 113 Chapter 23 The Art of KPI Calibration and Goal-Setting Philosophies 117 PART IV Design: Building Coherent Strategies Using the Strategy Sketch and Systems Thinking 123 Chapter 24 The Strategy Sketch: 6Ms of Your Strategy 125 Chapter 25 The Strategy Sketch: 10 Elements 129 Chapter 26 Dancing Between Divergence and Convergence: The Creative and Logical Thinking Cycle 134 Chapter 27 Systems Thinking: A Leadership Superpower for Awareness and Insight 139 Chapter 28 Seven Practices That Combine Systems Thinking and Foresight 143 Chapter 29 Beneath the Surface: The Iceberg Model of Systems Thinking 150 PART V Deepen: Exploring Paradoxes, Navigating Dilemmas, and Mining Conflict for Insights 155 Chapter 30 Understanding Mental Traps: How They Sabotage Our Growth, Goals, and Leadership 157 Chapter 31 The Paradox Mindset: Holding Tensions, Finding Strategy 162 Chapter 32 The Rubber Band Model: Staying in the Stretch Zone of Dilemmas 167 Chapter 33 From My Way to Our Way: A Strategic Approach to Conflict Management 171 Chapter 34 The Empowering Leader: Coaching and Mentoring as a Leadership Practice 178 Chapter 35 Implementation Coaching: Driving Strategy Forward One Conversation at a Time 183 Chapter 36 From Knowing to Embodying: Reclaiming Self-Knowledge in Leadership 188 PART VI Execute: Translating Clarity into Action and Movement 193 Chapter 37 Humanizing Action Planning: Bridging the Doing Plan and the Being Plan 195 Chapter 38 The One-Page Action Plan Template 199 Chapter 39 Reclaiming RASCI: How Role Clarity Drives Strategic Execution 203 Chapter 40 Beyond the Comfort Zone: Navigating Growth Without Burnout 208 Chapter 41 Leader as Operator: The 4Ps of a Meeting 213 Chapter 42 From Possibilities to Priorities: The Impact–Effort Matrix 218 PART VII Evolve: Preparing for the Future and Cultivating Foresight in the Age of AI 223 Chapter 43 Leader as Technologist: Why Strategy Now Demands Technological Literacy 225 Chapter 44 AI Adoption Strategy: Integrating Technology, People, and Transformation 229 Chapter 45 The Business Model Evolution Ladder: How Organizations Evolve Value Through Technology 236 Chapter 46 AI Adoption Mindset: Building a Healthy Relationship with Intelligence 243 Chapter 47 Five Technologies That Will Shape the Next Era 250 Chapter 48 The Futures We Choose: Utopia, Dystopia, and the Tipping Points In Between 258 Chapter 49 Revisiting Organizational Design in the Age of AI: From Hierarchies to Adaptive Structures 266 Chapter 50 Emerging Departments: How AI Is Transforming Organizations 274 Chapter 51 From VUCA to FLUX 279 Conclusion: Strategy as a Mirror: What We Learned, What Comes Next 287 References 289 Acknowledgments 293 About the Author 295 Index 297

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TIMOTHY TIRYAKI, PhD, is a globally recognized strategist, executive advisor, and leadership coach. He is the founder of the Maslow Research Center and co-founder of Strategy.Inc. Drawing on his experience in corporate leadership, consulting, and research, Dr. Tiryaki brings a holistic, human-centered approach to strategy, culture, and leadership development.

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