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Entrepreneurs shun MBAs. But they will still need strategy & planning to maximise success and mitigate downside risk. http://www.brw.com.au/p/sections/focus/entrepreneurs_shun_management_training_Zt1omxvGHj2HzO5m59kpHK …

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Communicating strategy: you need to formulate a compelling strategy, not just a business plan, in the first place http://bsr.london.edu/lbs-article/687/index.html …

Strategy is the story | Strategy is the story | London Business School BSR It may not be in the job description for most CEOs, but Freek Vermeulen says that a good leader must also be a good storyteller. Rest assured: we’re not making this up.

Real competitive advantage comes from effective strategy formulation, not just business planning. http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/08/does_your_strategy_match_your_competitive_envrionment.html …

Does Your Strategy Match Your Competitive Environment? Different strategic environments require different styles of strategy ex*****on.

Pie in the sky vision is a regular failing of disconnected leadership and traditional strategy formulation approaches. http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2012/08/26/mintzberg-rejects-macro-leadership/ …

Mintzberg Rejects Macro-Leadership ***** “Macro-leadership is just as bad as micro-management.” Henry Mintzberg. During our conversation, Mintzberg explained that, “It’s destructive to separate management from leadership. Leaders ne...

Offsites the deliver real outcomes take thought, planning and great facilitation: http://www.foxbusiness.com/business-leaders/2012/06/14/no-1-killer-meetings-and-what-can-do-about-it/ …

The No. 1 Killer of Meetings -- And What You Can Do About It Over time, I've identified a single factor that makes the biggest difference between a great meeting and a poor one.

Effective leadership is central to successful strategy formulation and ex*****on. http://sloanreview.mit.edu/improvisations/2012/07/27/the-elements-of-good-leadership/?utm_source=WhatCounts+Publicaster+Edition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Gen+Enews+Aug+21+2012+330p&utm_content=The+Elements+of+Good+Leadership …

The Elements of Good Leadership | MIT Sloan Management Review What does it take to be an effective leader in today’s unpredictable and uncertain business environments?

Growth is tough. The new normal. More than ever companies of all size and type need a proper strategy. http://www.pwc.com/us/en/private-company-services/publications/pcs-trendsetter-barometer.jhtml?WT.mc_id=0814-PCS-2012+social …

Trendsetter Barometer™ business outlook — Private companies expect to outperform GDP forecast,... PwC's quarterly Private Company Trendsetter Barometer tracks the growth expectations, investment focus, and economic views of privately held US businesses. This quarter's report incorporates the views of 226 chief executive officers (CEOs/CFOs): 130 in the product sector and 96 in the service sector...

Low growth backdrop means that strategy and planning are more vital than ever for business of every size and type. http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2012/08/development?fsrc=gn_ep …

Is the age of the growth miracle at an end? LAST week, Project Syndicate published a column by economist Dani Rodrik, in which he argued that the age of the "growth miracle" was over. Industrialisation, long...

Disciplined, routine action builds real competitive advantage, not your vision: http://thoughtleadershipleverage.com/2011/09/how-are-you-applying-your-vision/

How Are You Applying Your Vision? Every thought leader and author has a vision for success; in fact, every successful business has a vision. Often times, energy and effort is spent debating, crafting and fine tuning the vision to e...

It's only getting harder...strategy, planning and implementation are key to surviving and thriving. http://www.businessinsider.com/morgan-stanley-the-global-economy-has-sunk-deeper-into-the-twilight-zone-2012-8 …

MORGAN STANLEY: 'The Global Economy Has Sunk Deeper Into The Twilight Zone' The firm cuts its GDP forecast.

Trackermap's leading edge strategic framework greatly assists high stakes decision making. http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/11/the-five-traps-of-high-stakes-decision-making/?utm_source=Socialflow&utm_medium=Tweet&utm_campaign=Socialflow

The Five Traps of High-Stakes Decision Making Bet on process rather than luck or inspiration.

So, you think you have a strategy?
Strategy isn't about aims and statements: it's about how to build abnormal value and competitive advantage.

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So, you think you have a strategy? | So, you think you have a strategy? | London Business School BSR And he posits the five main reasons why, too often, a firm?s strategy is nothing more than a pipe dream.