
By Jocelyn R. Davis, Edwin H. Boswell, and Henry M. Frechette, Jr.
Even as the business environment has become increasingly complex, many strategies have become increasingly simplistic. Some have become so abbreviated that they’re little more than catchy phrases.
These “strategies” aren’t strategies at all — they’re just statements of strategic intent, or at best, strategies that are incomplete. At worst, they’re sound bites that provide little guidance for execution.
Here are some examples: Read more…

















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