Executives in today''s business environment havenever been busier. Time constraints are ever present. Resources are strained.Strategic planning constantly competes with the tactical demands of running anorganization. To make matters worse, most organizational leaders, whenconfronted with the need for strategic planning, have no idea about how to goabout it. They have plenty of knowledge and information about the organizationand their situation, but no effective tools to analyze their thoughts, to make decisionsthat will lead to effective strategies, and most importantly, to create a planof action.<p>In <i>Performance Based Strategy</i>, Steve Fairbanks and Aaron Buchko offer a practical set of simple, productive tools that will enableleaders to develop effective strategies. The book offers tools that have been tested in small, medium, and Fortune 100 companies, with forprofit and not-for-profit organizations, and across a breadth of industries,such as manufacturing, health care, bankin