In the November 2010 issue of Harvard Business Review an article by Robert Simons titled, “Stress-Test Your Strategy: The 7 Questions to Ask” was published. In preparation for unexpected business pressures an organization should assess their capacity to ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ with an effective strategy. Here, from the article (Simons, 2010) are...
Three Questions:
1. What strategic boundaries have you set? Tell your staff what not to do. “People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas.” – Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc.
2. How committed are your employees to helping each other achieve shared organizational goals?
3. What critical performance variables are you tracking?
Reference: Simons, Robert. 2010. Stress-Test Your Strategy: The 7 Questions to Ask. Harvard Business Review. (November 2010) Pg. 93-100
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