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Tips <strong>for</strong> Success (Cont’d.)<br />

Lessons Learned from the Past<br />

Do know the business<br />

… benchmark rivals and self<br />

Do agree on a long-term<br />

strategy and stick to it<br />

... be internally consistent<br />

Do craft “customer value”<br />

… build the needed<br />

infrastructure and develop the<br />

business model to support your<br />

strategy<br />

Do invest early and often<br />

… initial decisions are critical but<br />

watch out <strong>for</strong> dead ends<br />

Do create effective decision<br />

making process<br />

… organization and complete<br />

member involvement<br />

Don’t be “all things to all people”<br />

or you will be “stuck in the<br />

middle”<br />

… being average is mediocre<br />

Don’t follow others<br />

… watch the competition to<br />

make rapid adjustments<br />

Don’t treat projections as<br />

promises<br />

… use to examine small changes<br />

Don’t try to “game (or blame)<br />

the system”<br />

… evaluate the feasibility and<br />

risks of sustaining your strategy<br />

Don’t panic or make radical<br />

moves<br />

… be patient but persistent<br />

Ben A. Kahn / Paul Miesing “<strong>GLO</strong>-<strong>BUS</strong>” BADM 510-70 Strategic Management MCLA / U Albany

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