Table of Contents

Preface 1 Creating the Strategy-Focused Organization 2 How Mobil Became a Strategy-Focused Organization Part One: Translating the Strategy to Operational Terms 3 Building Strategy Maps 4 Building Strategy Maps in Private Sector Companies 5 Strategy Scorecards in Nonprofit, Government, and Health Care Organizations Part Two: Aligning the Organization to Create Synergies 6 Creating Business Unit Synergy 7 Creating Synergy through Shared Services Part Three: Making Strategy Everyone's Everyday Job 8 Creating Strategic Awareness 9 Defining Personal and Team Objectives 10 The Balanced Paycheck Part Four: Making Strategy a Continuous Process 11 Planning and Budgeting 12 Feedback and Learning Part Five: Mobilizing Change through Executive Leadership 13 Leadership and Mobilization 14 Avoiding the Pitfalls Frequently Asked Questions Index About the Authors

About the Author

Robert S. Kaplan is the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development at Harvard Business School. David P. Norton is the President of the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, Inc.