The Big Lie of Strategic Planning
The Big Lie of Strategic Planning
The Big Lie of Strategic Planning
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The Big Lie of Strategic Planning
TODAY’S SPEAKER
Roger Martin
I hate: I love:
- Strategic - Strategy
Planning But
- Strategic
Plans
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THE TYPICAL STRATEGIC PLAN
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THE TYPICAL INCOME STATEMENT
Revenues
Sales
Expenses
Cost of Goods Sold
Direct Labor
Purchased Materials
Direct Overhead
SG&A
Marketing & Selling
General & Administrative
Research & Development
Depreciation & Amortization
Net Profit
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THE TYPICAL INCOME STATEMENT
Revenues
Sales
Expenses
Cost of Goods Sold
Direct Labor
Purchased Materials
Direct Overhead Completely
SG&A Within
Marketing & Selling
General & Administrative
Company’s
Research & Development Control
Depreciation & Amortization
Net Profit
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THE TYPICAL INCOME STATEMENT
Net Profit
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SELF-REFERENTIAL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORKS
1. Emergent Strategy
• Misapplication of Henry Mintzberg’s
original concept
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RULE #1: STRATEGY IS ABOUT A FEW KEY CHOICES
What is our
winning aspiration?
Rigor Creativity
Where: For the part of the Where: For the part of the
world where things cannot world where things can be
be other than they are other than they are.
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RULE #3: MAKE YOUR STRATEGIC LOGIC EXPLICIT
Possibility 1
Possibility 2
Reframe the
Problem Problem as a Possibility 3
Strategic Choice
Possibility 4
What
Possibility 5 Would
Have
to Be
True?
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THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION IN STRATEGY
What
What is would
true? have
to be
true?
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THANK
YOU
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Site: www.rogerlmartin.com
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