MICRO STRATEGIES: THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL PLANNING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES

摘要

In the research for our recent book (Tribal Leadership, written with our coauthor John King), we collected data on 24,000 people over almost a decade. We heard many successful leaders describe their approach to setting strategies as "ad hoc," and make comments such as: "we were flying by the seat of our pants," "we didn't know what we were doing," and "we were following our instincts." What we discovered in looking at all these cases is that these leaders were actually making plans that focused on specific outcomes with very narrow time horizons (often 90 days or less). They were moving from one short-term objective to another using what we came to call micro strategies.