Strategy Isn’t Hard (We Just Make It that Way)
By Mark Mullaly | February 19th, 2013 | Publication: projectmanagement.com | No CommentsAll too often, strategy is viewed as difficult. Complex. Sometimes ethereal. And frequently completely disconnected from reality. One of the inherent challenges in many organizations is that strategy is considered to be–at the same time–conceptual, abstract and elusive. It is something that happens “up there” and “out there”, and that tangibly seems difficult to grasp. It does not have to be that way. It shouldn’t be that way. But for some reason, for too many organizations–public and private sector alike–we make it that way. And to be clear, yes, I am suggesting that this is a deliberate choice. Or at least, it is a failure to not be any clearer regarding the strategy of our organizations.