World chess champion Garry Kasparov attacks in two ways: “direct assault” and “creating and maintaining the initiative.” The latter is preemptive, methodically putting the player in a position of leadership and control.
Many market leaders, including Boeing, Google, and Apple’s iPod, were not the pioneers of their industry. They simply outperformed the pioneers by pressing the initiative – continually improving, investing in people and research, and developing strong organizational vision. Meanwhile, the pioneers lost an opportunity, not because they started badly, but because they stopped pressing.
How is your organization’s discipline in strategy execution? Create the initiative, and then keep pressing.
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