My view is that, as management, the focus has to be on having a strategy and executing it. As you do the strategy and execution, it is important to communicate it consistently.
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There's a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.
Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation.
The thing is, continuity of strategic direction and continuous improvement in how you do things are absolutely consistent with each other. In fact, they're mutually reinforcing.
It's important to have a really clear strategy so when you are in business, you only have to make micro-strategy changes.
Management is defense. You basically say, 'This is the direction; this is where we're heading,' and then it's my job to get everything else out of the way. All the other things that can become a distraction keep us from executing well. Get those out of the way, because the team ultimately needs to run in that direction and execute well.
Strategy is, at some level, the ability to predict what's going to happen, but it's also about understanding the context in which it is being formulated. And then you have to be open-minded to the fact that you're not going to get it right at the very beginning.
I work strategically with my management team to make all decisions.
As a manager, the more consistent you are, the better off you are. It's easy to be up when things go well. When things don't go well, the players will follow your lead. So you have to be consistent and upbeat, which takes some work sometimes.
The essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you're trying to accomplish.
Management must speak with one voice. When it doesn't management itself becomes a peripheral opponent to the team's mission.
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