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Simplicity in vision, strategy, communications, and action is what makes for focus of meaning, focus on the customer, and focus on the customer’s problems. That’s why we favor a single core strategy. Developing it is the key to creating a winning campaign in politics, business, or warfare.
Scott Miller • The Leadership Campaign
Good strategy almost always looks this simple and obvious and does not take a thick deck of PowerPoint slides to explain. It does not pop out of some “strategic management” tool, matrix, chart, triangle, or fill-in-the-blanks scheme. Instead, a talented leader identifies the one or two critical issues in the situation—the pivot points that can mult... See more
Richard Rumelt • Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters
Simplicity is difficult because most of us are overcompensating for uncertainty. Adding something is easy. But removing something is hard, because it requires conviction. It’s easier to hedge against uncertainty, entertain multiple paths, and dilute your focus than to develop a strong opinion about what to exclude.
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strategy is primarily about deciding what is truly important and focusing resources and action on that objective. It is a hard discipline because focusing on one thing slights another.
Richard Rumelt • Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters
And what is strategy? Strategy is anything that leaves employees nowhere to hide when they’re explaining their choices.
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Just understand that Simplicity is more than a goal—it’s a skill. To successfully leverage its power, you need to get good at it. That takes practice. And this is where things get a little tricky. Because the irony is, becoming skilled in Simplicity isn’t that simple. You can’t just learn it; you need to make it second nature.