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Communicating strategy: you need to formulate a compelling strategy, not just a business plan, in the first place http://bsr.london.edu/lbs-article/687/index.html …

Strategy is the story | Strategy is the story | London Business School BSR It may not be in the job description for most CEOs, but Freek Vermeulen says that a good leader must also be a good storyteller. Rest assured: we’re not making this up.

Growth is tough. The new normal. More than ever companies of all size and type need a proper strategy. http://www.pwc.com/us/en/private-company-services/publications/pcs-trendsetter-barometer.jhtml?WT.mc_id=0814-PCS-2012+social …

Trendsetter Barometer™ business outlook — Private companies expect to outperform GDP forecast,... PwC's quarterly Private Company Trendsetter Barometer tracks the growth expectations, investment focus, and economic views of privately held US businesses. This quarter's report incorporates the views of 226 chief executive officers (CEOs/CFOs): 130 in the product sector and 96 in the service sector...

It's only getting harder...strategy, planning and implementation are key to surviving and thriving. http://www.businessinsider.com/morgan-stanley-the-global-economy-has-sunk-deeper-into-the-twilight-zone-2012-8 …

MORGAN STANLEY: 'The Global Economy Has Sunk Deeper Into The Twilight Zone' The firm cuts its GDP forecast.

So, you think you have a strategy?
Strategy isn't about aims and statements: it's about how to build abnormal value and competitive advantage.

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So, you think you have a strategy? | So, you think you have a strategy? | London Business School BSR And he posits the five main reasons why, too often, a firm?s strategy is nothing more than a pipe dream.