Mark C Scott value drivers How does my company actually work? How do I become a better manager? How can I fit these pieces together to get ahead? The Manager s Guide to Driving Corporate Value Creation These questions are answered in this book Mark Scott has created an easy to understand visual framework and the practical tools that will enhance any manager s performance He teaches you how to recognize what your own organization does well and what it does badly The tools provided will help you make crucial improvements in your own area of responsibility within your organization In a decade where most management books wax lyrical on consulting fads for the boardroom it focuses on the solid unglamorous but essential ground of helping managers and employees diagnose performance and take action for themselves Martin Sorrell Chief Executive Officer WPP Group PLC Effective strategy is something that is lived everyday by managers at the coal face through a continual process of analysis learning refinement and application This book is a useful primer for time pressed managers who want to know how to add value to their companies strategies Professor John Quelch Dean London Business School Our business is founded on smart independent thinking professionals helping clients solve complex problems Any book that can give people better tools to understand these problems is useful Unlike many I read this is a useful book Terence M Graunke Chairman Lighthouse Holdings Inc