recognizing fake strategy
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Bad or fake strategy abounds. What is "bad strategy". The hallmarks of "bad strategy".TRANSCRIPT
Strategy: Recognizing Fake Strategy
By Dr. Michael McDermott
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Fake or Bad Strategy is Widespread
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Fake Strategy: The Process and Outcome
Goal Setting
Lack of Direction Confusion Panic
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The Three Pillars of Fake Strategy
Fake Strategy
Failure to Define the Challenge
Mistaking Goals for Strategy
Bad Strategic
Objectives
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The Three Key Hallmarks of Fake Strategy
• You must define the challenge • If you cannot define the challenge, you
cannot evaluate the strategy or improve it
Failure to Face the Challenge
• Do not confuse desire with a plan to overcome obstacles
Mistaking Goals for Strategy
• Fail to address critical issues • Objectives are impracticable
Bad Strategic Objectives
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Bad Strategy in 3D
The Focus is on 3D • Desire; • Drive; and • Determination
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The 3D Essence of Bad Strategy
Desire Drive Determination
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Incoherence: The Essence of Bad Strategy
• At best pursuing multiple unconnected
objectives
• At its worst, it involves pursuing conflicting objectives
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The Cost of Bad Strategy
It is a source of weakness
because it is incoherent
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Recognizing Fake Strategy
It’s Pretentious Organization is in Denial
(refuses to define the challenge)
Its focus is Goals It has a “Bad” Objective
(Irrelevant or impracticable)
Fake Strategy
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Good Strategy defines a critical challenge
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What’s Goin’ On?
Diagnosis is the
essence of strategy
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Strategy and Two Popular Misconceptions
1. Strategy is formulaic or mechanistic
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Strategy and Two Popular Misconceptions:
Implications for Learners
Strategy is formulaic or mechanistic You should abandon any notions that there is a “magic
template” that delivers strategy; You need to begin to feel comfortable with ambiguity and
learn to cope with “lack of direction”
Strategy is goal-setting Anyone can quickly create goals that everyone loves, but
again this is not strategy
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Addressing Popular Misconception 1: Strategy is Formulaic
Genuine strategy
cannot be created by adopting a
“painting by numbers” approach
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Strategy by Numbers is Pointless
• It results in radically different companies in very diverse situations producing strategies that are at worst identical and at best very similar.
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Addressing Popular Misconception 1: Strategy is Formulaic
1. Market Penetration
2. Product Development
3. Acquisitions 4. Enter Emerging
Markets 5. Divest ‘dogs’ 6. Increase R&D
expenditure
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Is this Strategy?
• “We aim to consolidate our presence in our developed markets, continuing to create innovative products, and are well–positioned to penetrate emerging markets”.
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Step 1 in Bad or Counterfeit Strategy:
Fill in the blanks
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• INSERT BANAL HERE Vision
• INSERT BANAL HERE Mission
• INSERT BANAL HERE Core Values
• INSERT BANAL HERE Goals
Faking Strategy
• Simply working through a template of ‘tools’ cannot deliver genuine strategy
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Simply working through a template of ‘tools’ cannot deliver genuine strategy
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Simply working through a template of ‘tools’ cannot deliver genuine strategy
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Are you serious?
Yes. And this is THE most difficult
aspect of this class. Accepting this fact
The Learning Evolution in this Class
Acquire Knowledge
Apply Knowledge (i.e. Basic skills)
Advanced Skills
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