Bring strategy into your daily work. It's your responsibility as a manager to ensure that your work--and the work of your team--aligns with the overarching objectives of your organization. But when you're faced with competing projects and limited time, it's difficult to keep strategy front of mind. How do you keep your eye on the long term amid a sea of short-term demands? The HBR Guide to Thinking Strategically provides practical advice and tips to help you see the big-picture perspective in every aspect of your daily work, from making decisions to setting team priorities to attacking your own to-do list. You'll learn how to: Understand your organization's strategy Align your team around key objectives Focus on the priorities that matter most Spot trends in your company and in your industry Consider future outcomes when making decisions Manage trade-offs Embrace a leadership mindset

A basic guide for individuals responsible for developing and/or operating comprehensive or specialized human service programs. Drawing on more than a decade of classroom experience and development and incorporating standards from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (1985 Edition), Riggar and Matkin have created a management tool that is as practical for human service providers as it is for students. Here is the fundamental management knowledge required to establish or manage all types of human service programs and facilities. The text is organized into 23 sections that describe tasks ranging from con­structing mission statements and admis­sion criteria to developing start-up budgets and allocating space for both di­rect and indirect services. Each section provides definitions and guidelines, prac­tical examples, exercises, and selected references. While the focus is on the prac­tices of the private not-for-profit sector, those working in a profit-oriented setting will find many of the sections and ex­ercises to be valuable aids for developing, operating, and maintaining successful programs.

Local Agenda 21 Planning Guide: An introduction to sustainable development planning