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Ahead of the Chains develops insights from the game of football and applies them to business leadership. It focuses on developing an integrated system for your team or organization that allows you to execute at a high level, and play "ahead of the chains". It provides examples from college and professional football organizations, teams, and coaches that demonstrate winning approaches to organizational Vision, Strategy, and Culture, and pairs those anecdotes with case examples from Fortune 500 businesses and leaders, to introduce new concepts, frameworks, and tools that you can apply to your organization. If you are a football fan, and also a leader of a team, or an entire organization, this book is for you - delivering new ideas and solutions in an easy-to-read, and entertaining way.

Ahead of the Chains provides thought-provoking anecdotes, powerful insights, and simple tools to help you create and deploy:

A compelling Vision

  • The importance of creating a compelling vision of the future, and couching it against an honest assessment of the current state
  • How to effectively communicate your vision and recruit others on the journey
  • The power of purpose, and how it can galvanize organizations to success
  • How to craft a powerful organizational purpose that connects with a broad set of stakeholders

  • A clear Strategy
  • Translate complex academic business strategy models into simple, practical approaches
  • Building your strategy outside-in, or inside-out, from a position of either strength or weakness
  • A strategic framework, incorporating Offensive, Defensive, Blocking, and Tackling approaches
  • A unique approach and tool to analyze your customer relationships to inform strategy

  • A powerful Culture
  • A simple framework to remove confusion around the concept of organizational culture
  • How to make your company's culture a tangible thing that people can see, touch and feel
  • The importance of leadership to sustaining a powerful culture

  • An Integrated System
  • Why some organizations deliver sustained value over a long period of time
  • The criticality of having an integrated Vision, Strategy & Culture that fit together, and mutually reinforce each other

  • Read it and learn how to ensure your organization plays Ahead of the Chains!
    About the Author: Matt Prostko has a rich business background that includes entrepreneurship and executive roles at large companies, where he led business units, global sales organizations, and product development teams. Currently, he is a principal at BTS, leading executives from over 20 Fortune 500 companies in software, oil & gas, information technology, consumer goods, professional services, retail, logistics, semiconductor, and insurance, through strategic execution and leadership development engagements. Matt graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and has a certificate from the Institute of Managerial Leadership from the McCombs Graduate School of Business, also at the University of Texas. Matt is a passionate consultant, speaker, and facilitator, who leverages his wide experience to help companies and leaders translate strategy and culture into business results. He is married to Tracy and resides in Austin, Texas. He has three children; Jack, Cameryn, and Trip.


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    Product Details
    • ISBN-13: 9780999644119
    • Publisher: Matt Prostko
    • Publisher Imprint: Matt Prostko
    • Height: 229 mm
    • No of Pages: 248
    • Spine Width: 13 mm
    • Weight: 385 gr
    • ISBN-10: 0999644114
    • Publisher Date: 01 Nov 2017
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Language: English
    • Returnable: N
    • Sub Title: Business Leadership Insights from the Game of Football
    • Width: 152 mm


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