Developping a strategy is simple, anwer this four questions:
- Where are we now ?
- Where do we want to go ?
- Why ?
- How do we get there ?
Developping good strategy is a craft. constantly revising, refining, making meaning.
Day to day work.
Good strategy outline a visionand clear set of priorities (include what not to do).
tells a story, characteres, emotionnaly compeling
Not a recipe, context matters, not a one off, needs to be constantly revisit, refine.
The ultimate goal is not to have a strategy but act strategically**
Act strategy requires muscles, Developping muscles requires exercices.
shared understanding and moving in alignement with a shared intention
constant cycle of aligning / acting and reflecting.
the more you do this, the more yo build your muscles for developping strategy and acting strategically.
Strategy is a habit.
- Pausing
- Asking "why?"
- coutering blind spots, have self awareness on individual and collective blind spots -> get more perspectives
ask strategic questions: Answer them, learn, reflect. observe what kind of questions come back ?
More perspective means better thinking. This all hard work.