Setting Strategy


Fire and Motion

I’ve read a ton of books on competition and strategy, and none of them are as useful as this one simple concept.

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Joel Spolsky: Setting the Right Priorities

Strong problem-solving skills are important in business. Knowing which problems you absolutely must solve is even more important

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Why a CEO Needs to Have a Plan B

For nearly three decades, in good times and bad, Jack Stack has run his company, SRC, as though disaster could strike at any moment. Now, with the economy cratering, he’s glad he did.

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Recent Setting Strategy Articles

Case Study: How Richard Ha's Workers Saved His Company

By Alex Salkever |  Aug 1, 2008

Has this farmer gone bananas?  Read story

Breaking Through

By Mike Hofman |  Jan 1, 2008

How companies just like yours mushroomed into powerhouses in their industries. A conversation with Keith R. McFarland.  Read story

Welcome to No Man's Land

By Bo Burlingham |  Sep 1, 2007

Your organization can't keep pace with demand. Banks won't lend to you. Longtime staffers need to be replaced. Here's how to cope.  Read story

Case Study: Was Outsourcing to India the Right Move?

By Darren Dahl |  Jan 1, 2006

With revenue flattening, David Galbenski needed a bold new plan.  Read story

Thinking Small

By John Grossmann |  Aug 1, 2004

Forget about finding the killer app. New research shows that smaller ideas pack a bigger payoff.  Read story

Leading Through a Crisis

Mar 25, 2003

Terror attacks, war with Iraq, natural disasters -- any extraordinary event could have a devastating effect on the health of your business. To help business ...  Read story

Leading Through a Crisis

Mar 25, 2003

Terror attacks, war with Iraq, natural disasters -- any extraordinary event could have a devastating effect on the health of your business. To help business ...  Read story

Just-in-Time Strategy for a Turbulent World

By Lowell L. Bryan |  Jun 27, 2002

Uncertainty and rising levels of risk make it impossible for companies to determine the future. But a portfolio-of-initiatives approach to strategy can help ...  Read story

Tired of Strategic Planning?

By Sarah Kaplan |  May 20, 2002

Many companies get little value from their annual strategic-planning process. It should be redesigned to support real-time strategy making and to encourage "...  Read story

What do you think the most important trend affecting small business will be?

May 16, 2001

Human Resources mentor Robert Hoffman explains the need to attract and retain skilled workers.  Read story

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