Leading with Strategy: Using Your North Star to Guide Decision-Making - Hardcover

by Timothy Tiryaki (Author)

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.

Front Jacket

How do you navigate complex business challenges when every decision seems to create new complications? How do you think strategically when the pace of change leaves little time for reflection? In today's marketplace, where competitive advantages shift rapidly as people, culture, and technology evolve, leaders face a maze of dilemmas that traditional management approaches simply cannot solve.

In Leading with Strategy: Using Your North Star to Guide Decision-Making, renowned executive coach and strategy consultant Timothy Tiryaki delivers a transformative guide that brings clarity to contemporary leadership challenges. Drawing from decades of experience advising Fortune 500 companies and his deep expertise in strategic planning, Dr. Tiryaki provides leaders with practical tools to master the essential skills of strategic thinking and execution. This book tackles the real problems leaders encounter daily: how to scope complex situations, gather relevant evidence, collaborate effectively, create alignment, and make informed decisions that drive results.

At the core of Leading with Strategy are over 50 visual frameworks designed as adaptable "thinking hats". These dynamic tools go beyond staid, one-size-fits-all approaches to help you creatively tackle diverse challenges and obstacles. The book explores cutting-edge concepts like the FLUX Mindset for thriving in volatile environments and demonstrates why transformation management is emerging as a more sustainable approach than traditional change management. Each framework is presented via visual illustrations, research-backed insights, real-world examples, and hands-on reflection exercises that build your strategic awareness and decision-making capabilities.

Perfect for managers, executives, entrepreneurs, founders, and other business leaders who need to cut through complexity and execute on their strategic vision, Leading with Strategy is an essential collection of problem-solving tools you can adapt to virtually any workplace challenge. This book will push you out of your comfort zone, challenge your assumptions, and equip you to lead right now.

Back Jacket

PRAISE FOR LEADING WITH STRATEGY

"With Leading with Strategy, Tim offers more than a book, he offers a mindset. His rare ability to bridge strategy, culture, and leadership makes this a must-read for anyone who wants to become a truly strategic leader in the 21st century."
--JEROEN KRAAIJENBRINK, PhD, author of The Strategy Handbook and Unlearning Strategy

"Leading with Strategy masterfully simplifies complex leadership challenges with a bold, innovative approach. It's a compelling guide for anyone ready to challenge the status quo and lead with clarity and vision in today's dynamic world."
--AGATA DULNIK, PhD, MCC, Workplace Psychologist and Executive Coach

Leading with Strategy is a transformative guide that tackles the real problems leader face; on a daily basis, including how to scope complex situations, gather relevant evidence, collaborate effectively, create alignment, and make informed decisions that drive results. At the core of this reliable resource are 50 visual frameworks designed as adaptable "thinking hats". These dynamic tools go beyond one-size-fits-all approaches to help you build your strategic awareness and decision-making capabilities. Perfect for a wide range of business professionals, Leading with Strategy is an essential collection of problem-solving tools you can adapt to virtually any workplace challenge.

Author Biography

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.