This book highlights the pitfalls of over-reliance on management models at the expense of strategic vision and explains the tensions that may arise between operation and strategic concerns. It shows how a successful balance can be maintained, applied and sustained over time. The book is written by a team from Kepner-Tregoe, the management consulting firm and explains how you can harness your company's strategic vision to improve the performance of your department, group or division. Drawing on the actual experiences of 19 very different organizations - from a large multi-national chemical company to a small denominational university - the authors show how each organization was able to integrate its long-term objectives into management decision-making at all levels.