Alan Simon's Latest Book

Blocking and Tackling You Way to Management Success - September 29, 1968: the Pittsburgh Steelers, on their way to the bottom of the National Football League, get clobbered by the Baltimore Colts, 41-7. September 29, 2008: the Pittsburgh Steelers, on their way to their record sixth Super Bowl title, come from behind to defeat a different Baltimore franchise - the Ravens - 23-20 in overtime. What happened to the Steelers during the intervening forty years provides not only enjoyable reading for Steelers fans but also a wealth of thought-provoking business lessons for supervisors, managers, and even senior executives about overcoming challenges and seizing opportunity... Author and consultant Alan Simon takes you on a year-by-year journey through forty years of Steelers history as backdrop and allegory for critically important management lessons such as:

- The importance of building and nurturing strategic partnerships (1971) that can still give you a competitive advantage through world class data analysis (1972)
- How heroics from one part of your organization can still occasionally save the day when everyone else is falling far short (1983)
- How to embark on either tactical revitalization (1976) or strategic rejuvenation (1992) to get your organization back on track when things aren't going well. You'll score one business world touchdown after another if you consistently apply Alan Simon's lessons as you manage your own team, devise and execute your organization's game plan, and even "call the occasional management audible "when faced with sudden opportunity or adversity.
Author: Alan R. Simon ISBN:978-0-578-02069-3 Language: English Softcover: 267pages