Your Unfair Advantage
Strategy tools helps you build the Right strategy so that you gain an unfair advantage. Identify the real problem, understand the constraints and build the right strategy for your business, product, or service.
Trying to implement a strategy can get expensive
if your strategy is not built to solve the right problem...
Are you sinking time and money into a strategy that isn't solving your main issue?
Are your efforts leading to missed opportunities because they're not targeted at the right problem?
Are your customers getting frustrated because your strategy doesn't address their needs?
Is your current strategy draining your resources without delivering results?
Is your team's morale suffering due to a lack of visible progress?
Is your strategy causing uncertainty and clouding your business's future prospects?
If so, you need to rebuild your strategy by identifying the right problem
and figuring out the correct approach to solve it.
Four pillars for building a successful strategy
Building a successful strategy is done in two phases: Problem Discovery and Solution Generation.
Challenge
Identify the challenge, a goal or a problem, you want your strategy to solve.
Constraints
Uncover what could prevent you from overcoming this challenge.
Approach
Figure out what method will you use to overcome this challenge.
Actions
Make an action plan, a set of actions or initiatives that will dictate how you will overcome this challenge.
Latest articles
Learn about the greatest tools and ideas in the world of strategy.
The Strategy Principle
In business, it is important to remember that simplicity is the holy grail, and simplicity in strategy is the most sacred of all cups.
The Importance of Problem Diagnosis in Strategy
Imagine this. You have a migraine and go to see your doctor. You check in and go into the examination room. The doctor then walks into the room, looks at you and says, today I will treat your ulcer. Huh? That is exactly how strategy is done in most businesses today. You need to diagnose the right problem to build a better strategy.
Anti-fragility and Risk Management
This article discusses the concept of anti-fragility, as introduced by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, and its connection to risk management. Anti-fragile systems grow stronger from shocks, volatility, and uncertainty, rather than breaking like fragile systems.
Top 5 Books In Business Strategy for 2020
In 2020, several impactful books on business strategy were published, offering insights, tools, and advice for entrepreneurs, executives, and managers. Here are the top five books in business strategy for 2020:
5 Steps to Effective Meetings
Who doesn't want to have effective meetings? Especially now, in the age of virtual office, our meetings have become too cumbersome. In order to be more productive, save time and enjoy your work, cut out the unnecessary meetings.