Breaking the “Dog and Pony” Show: Making Strategy
Development a Competitive Advantage |
The way that strategy is developed and decisions are
made have a significant impact on a company’s ability to
outperform competition.
Your management already has a clear view of their
preferred strategy and what investments they need to
get. All they need to do is complete their “Dog and Pony
show” by turning up and giving a compelling sales pitch.
The Strategic Dog and Pony show is truly a case of time
wasted, going through the motions, and ultimately
achieving nothing. The Strategic Dog and Pony show is
merely a symptom of two core underlying issues: Poor
Strategy Development and a lack of Value Based Decision
Making.
Given the tendency of most companies to “fire fight”
during the recent uncertainty, the premium on making
strategy development valuable and ensuring that no time
is wasted in “going through the motions” has
significantly increased. However, our research shows
that few companies manage to do it the right way. pdf
2013 |