Comments on: In Support of Strategy

By: mikemyatt

mikemyatt — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:14:25 +0000

In reply to John Larrere. Hi John: Thanks for sharing your thoughts in support of strategy. I had the chance to review your study and found your work to be top drawer. Thanks for stopping by John.

By: John Larrere

John Larrere — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:22:12 +0000

Thank you for your post, Mike. I too have been astounded by the number of organizations that have gone into crisis mode during the past 18 months, turning to analytical/reactionary leadership models and mistaking decisiveness for smart, strategic action. All is not lost for strategy, though. In our recent study on leadership, the Bloomberg BusinessWeek.com/Hay Group Best Companies for Leadership study (http://bit.ly/9nKDzo), we found that, for the first time, the “Best” companies actually value strategic thinking more than execution in leaders. While the Best Companies for Leadership may take short-term measures, they do not compromise the organization’s long-term strategy in doing so. In fact, the “Best” leaders are able to think conceptually about what the future might look like – and then act today, to position their companies for tomorrow.

By: mikemyatt

mikemyatt — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:32:45 +0000

In reply to Tobias.

Tobias

Thanks for your comment and the link to your discussion group. You raise an interesting question about how to measure the success of a strategy. Look for a post in the coming days on that subject as I've had more than a few requests…Thanks again Tobias…

By: Tobias

Tobias — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:57:55 +0000

Great post Mike, I'm still astounded that you were asked about the significance of strategy in the modern business world, especially by a CEO! You raise some very interesting points here, however you do not touch upon the key metrics that define a successful strategy, a topic that I am particularly interested in at the moment. Would love to hear your thoughts, I've posted a discussion on LinkedIn if your interested http://bit.ly/aF04C1 Thanks again for the post, great read!

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By: mikemyatt

mikemyatt — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:04:43 +0000

In reply to Marc Winitz.

Thanks Marc –

I'm glad you enjoyed the post and I greatly appreciate the topical request for future posts. I'll definitely add strategy development to the calendar. Thanks also for the recognition on del.ic.ious

Have a great day Marc…

By: Marc Winitz

Marc Winitz — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:50:10 +0000

Hi Mike,

Just found your blog off of an RT. I appreciate your bringing this issue back up to the surface and cogent case has been made. Far to little is written about the importance of strategy. Now that you have highlighted it, it would be great to hear your thoughts on strategy development in future posts. This is on del.ic.ious for me.

By: mikemyatt

mikemyatt — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:11:35 +0000

In reply to Gwyn Teatro.

Hi Gwyn:

Thanks for the comment and the kind words. Thanks for stopping by…

By: mikemyatt

mikemyatt — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:10:47 +0000

In reply to J.F.. Hi J.F. I agree that Strategy should come before tactics. If you refer to the graphic above, you'll find strategy comes far before tactics in the order of operation. However, the strategy sets the objectives, not the other way around.

By: J.F.

J.F. — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:03:57 +0000

But Mike, it should be strategy before tactics. In fact, it should be clarity of objectives before determination of strategies.