_Re-constructing Strategy_ (http://saqib.co/) by Dr. Saqib Qureshi
Saqib Qureshi is a divergent strategist who looks at things a little differently. He writes intellectual and thought provoking articles on Re-constructing Strategy, which are centered around his Core Philosophy: “We think we know more than we actually do…. A little less certainty, a little more conceptual flexibility wouldn’t hurt.” Dr. Q received his PhD from the London School of Economics. He has lived all over the world, written for The Financial Times, consulted for McKinsey & Co. and worked in prestigious positions from Dubai to the US. He currently lives in Toronto where he develops real estate through _Building Capital_ (http://buildingcap.ca/) . ============================================= You know your strategy is probably up the wall if… * _November 10, 2013_ (http://saqib.co/2013/11/10/you-know-your-strategy-is-probably-up-the-wall-if/) You know your personal, organisational or country strategy is probably up the wall if…. 1. … the people who crafted it are different from those who have to implement it – those who have developed the strategy need also to lead the strategic implementation so that they have the insights to manage strategy when it’s confronted with the inevitable perceived or actual change in reality 2. … it was based on an objective, fact-based analysis – objectivity is always subjective and the facts are always dependent on a theory, or at least some kind of sub-theoretical framework 3. … it ignores the role of cognition of both current reality as-is and the future desired vision or target – how we see things fundamentally drives what we do, which means that trying to understand how we see things is really quite important 4. … you don’t even know what strategy is. In the academic literature, there are several contradictory uses of the term while in the business world, practitioners seem to use the term to describe an almost endless range of issues, many of which are adjuncts for important or big picture 5. … if you can’t recognise that your self-identity profoundly influences your strategy – without properly knowing who you are, it’s difficult to meaningfully work out where you are or you where want to get to -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
