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The 5 elements of strategy and what you should do with them.

Before you define your goals, understand your strategy. Your strategy is what sets you apart; it is your promise to your customers. Perhaps you offer first-to-market goods, exceptional customer service, or the lowest cost in the industry. Simply stating a strategy does not make it happen. You make it happen by manipulating five elements. A change in one affects one or more of the others.

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Leadership as Stewardship: Who is responsible for the Greater Good?

Leaders are not leaders because of a position they were hired or voted into. Leaders assume responsibility for outcomes, work with others – even those with whom they disagree, and engage as responsible followers when someone else is the better leader for a particular situation. They do all of those things for the greater good, not for themselves. I know it sounds corny and maybe a bit too altruistic. Do those kinds of leaders still exist?
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