Strategy
& Vision - The Keys to
Planning
“In
preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is
indispensable.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, General of the
Army & Supreme Commander of the D Day invasion, W.W. II (1944); 34th
President of the United States (1953-61)
...One Translation...
“The traditional focus on the creation of
a document diverts our attention from the important underlying work of building
a shared vision … within an institution.”
M. Ringle, Reed College and D Updegrove, Yale University
Strategy - An Orientation
Bruce’s
brief Powerpoint presentation (2005)
4 Compelling Approaches to
Strategy The Environmental Scan and Strategy
Specific Examples of Strategy The Internal Scan and Strategy
Organizations and Strategy Center for the Future at FC
Mr. Toad (on the left), a close personal friend of Bruce (but no relation) and a full time resident of Fantasyland at Disneyland, has often lectured Bruce on the pivotal importance of fantasy and vision in Strategy synthesis. Although Mr. Toad counsels that visions must be guided by realistic constraints, he insists that Strategy formation must be FUN and that one must even sometimes be willing to think OUTRAGEOUS thoughts or you will miss most of the fun...It's kind of like Mr. Toad's Wild Ride!