Strategy has no voice

During a recent conversation a good friend of mine, a business leader, said, "Strategy is the biggest waste of time I can imagine. Nothing ever happens because of a strategic plan!" Once you get past the emotion in the statement, the bad experiences with strategic planning in my friend's past, and take his comment purely [...]

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Strategic failure: when your strategy takes a hit

When the  conversation heads towards professional boxing, it frequently involves the heavyweight division. These are the people who have the potential for a sudden, surprising or even spectacular ending to any fight. Foreman. Frazier. Louis. Liston. Marciano. Ali. Tyson. These guys give new meaning to "heavy hitters." ESPN Boxing recounts a 1988 match between Michael [...]

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