Part 2 – When Creating Strategy, Speed Kills
Posted by Rick Knowlan on Jan 13, 2011
In the first post of this series, I wrote about how trying to plan too hastily kills the quality of a new strategy. In this post, I’ll write about how short-changing implementation planning risks squandering the advantages that come from speedy execution. Let’s assume you did everything right by investing enough time to create a good, sound strategic plan. At the conclusion of your planning session you’ve got a strategy that will build your relationships with the right customers and solidify your competitive position. Of course, this will not happen unless you can execute! Now the question...
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