anyone else. Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? by David J. Collis and Michael G. Rukstad Reprint R0804E It’s a dirty little secret: Most executives cannot articulate the objective‚ scope‚ and advantage of their business in a simple statement. If they can’t‚ neither can anyone else. Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? by David J. Collis and Michael G. Rukstad COPYRIGHT © 2008 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Can you summarize your company’s strategy
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What are you building with your Blueprint? Can you sweep streets with the same passion that Martin Luther King used to inspire others? On October 26‚ 1964‚ Dr. King gave a speech to a group of students at Barratt Junior high‚ six months before his assassination. In Dr. King’s speech “What is your Life’s Blueprint?” he asserts that everyone should be the best they can be‚ no matter who or what they do. In his “Life’s Blueprint” speech‚ Dr. King uses metaphors‚ personification‚ and similes‚ in order
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reviews the public opinion as to the political‚ social and cultural issues faced by the Tamils in post-war areas and the political prisoners kept in detention camps. Please highlight/ underline/ bold the answer of your choice. Do not select multiple answers. Select only one. If you think you have more than one answer to choose‚ please mention it under the option ‘other’. If you have a totally different answer to any of the question‚ feel free to elaborate. 1. Please mention your‚ Age-16years Gender-
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“What does your heart tell you?” Do I have company in the living room when I am watching one of my girly movies? Please. I’m sitting there alone (unless I have some girl-friends over). But with “She’s the Man” males were present watching it and enjoying it. Amanda Bynes strives to prove a point that girls can do anything that a guy can and not only scores the final goal to win the game against Cornwall but also wins over my stingy brothers. Everything about the cover of the movie screams chick
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What is Your Comfort Food and Why? Comfort food. Just the thought of it reminds me of something warm and welcoming- like snuggling up by the fire on a crisp fall day. What is comfort food? It is usually the food we have good memories about and that reminds us of a simpler time. Whether you grow up in China or little old North Carolina there is always a meal that conjures up feelings of joy and safety‚ memories of childhood‚ or just simple pleasure. For me‚ my comfort food is spaghetti and meatballs
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How to Become a Successful Manager Becoming a success manager is an inside job; to become a successful manager‚ you must first manage yourself. 1. Become a practical visionary. Successful managers have a clear vision of what success means to them‚ and they share their vision with others. A vision comes from your soul and touches your heart. It influences your decisions and actions. For example‚ if your vision is to help the environment in every way you can‚ you will use supplies that are environmentally
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Can you say what your strategy is? - David J. Collis and Michael G. Rukstad The authors emphasize on the importance of having a short (35 words max) company strategy‚ and communicating it to the employees. This is important to direct the companies operations in a coherent manner. The company and its employees need to know where the road is going. A strategy is not about your values of your mission‚ but simply about what your competitive game will be: what are you doing differently to your competitors
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Case Study: Change at Dupont Abstract Plant Manager‚ Tom Harris greeted everyone by name when he walked through the plant and as far as one could tell‚ it seemed to be business as usual at DuPont. Most recently‚ Orion‚ a DuPont manufacturing operation had been closed‚ the equipment dismantled and sent to China‚ but there were no particular concerns regarding this change. When Tom contacted the University of Virginia‚ he was not looking to solve any particular problem; rather he sought to gather
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Case Study: Change at DuPont To what extent are the following approaches to change embedded in the Dupont story (justify your answer‚ providing specific examples): OD – Organizational Development is clearly the main focus here at DuPont. Tom had a vision to improve the organizational standards at DuPont not focusing on any problems that may have been present. The projected outcome for DuPont’s organizational structure was improving for the better of the company and the employees. Tom wanted to
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HBR Case Review: Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? David J. Collins & Michael G. Rukstad Issue: * Executives cannot articulate the objective‚ scope and advantage of their business in a simple (35 word) statement. Supported By: * Leaders assume that strategic planning process will be communicated succinctly and ensures success. Proposed Solution: * Leaders must draft a simple‚ clear‚ succinct strategy statement that everyone can internalize and use as a guiding light
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