This document provides a summary of the book "Strategic Planning Simplified: The Systems Thinking Approach© to Building High Performance Teams & Organizations". It introduces the book as delivering a simple framework and workbook to guide leaders in creating strategic plans for their business. The book introduces a "backwards thinking" approach called Strategic Thinking, which focuses on defining an ideal future vision and then planning steps to achieve it. It provides tools and worksheets to help organizations avoid common mistakes and strategically build success over time. With over 30 years of experience, the author presents an interactive and easy-to-implement reinvented model of strategic planning for the 21st century to help organizations plan beyond just solving current issues.