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SENIOR-MANAGEMENT5 MIN READ

Strategy Is Trade-Offs

Choose a strategic response that protects trade-offs instead of adding unfunded priorities.

Porter’s core strategy argument is that operational effectiveness is not strategy; strategy requires a distinctive position and trade-offs. At senior levels, the hard work is not producing a longer list of attractive moves. It is deciding which good moves do not fit the position, capabilities, or sequencing of the business right now.

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