Comments on: Don’t be clueless about strategy

By: John Roulet

John Roulet — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:51:01 +0000

Thank you for the many kind and validating comments. It seems there are quite are a good number of us who recognize the need to make strategic thinking the non-complext and powerful process it is supposed to be. The future is the mystery of what you can make it to be. To solve that mystery requires working the CLUES. It's not just a matter of interpreting the CLUES, sometimes you need to take actions to change the CLUES to your favor. Work the CLUES to be successful in business, your personal life and in guiding your kids to have healthy, happy and productive lives.

John Roulet

By: Richard Gabel

Richard Gabel — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:38:59 +0000

I always tell people that most approaches to strategy are quite similar. People add a twist here and there in order to justify writing a book. The value added in any approach to strategy is usually to add a level of detail or simplicity. CLUES provides a simplicity that can get more people thinking strategically and thinking strategically about more issues. I like it.

By: Bob C

Bob C — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:47:47 +0000

Strategies an "Clues" happen at all levels in the business and also personal setting. Professionals dealing with CEO's or homemakers dealing with children or sales people dealing with buyers always have to be "closing the deal". Either in making the sale, persuading the kids, you are always selling an idea or a product. Parents with children had better have a strategy and not be clueless. I agree with Mr. Roulet.

By: News You Can Use | Case In Point Weekly

News You Can Use | Case In Point Weekly — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:58:13 +0000

[...] Taking the mystery out of strategy [...]

By: George

George — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:39:36 +0000

I strongly feel the defining the strategy is key. Meaning, most people throw the word around too loosely (i.e. "Think strategically", "We are being strategic", etc.). However there is never an adjective that describes what kind of strategy is being referenced. I challenge people all the time here, because with the descriptor/definition to help narrow the "strategic focus" is problematic. For instance are we talking Channel, Communication, Creative, Competitive, Pricing, Business, Product, Media or some other combination of strategies? And from what reliable/valid info are we deriving strategies? To me those are the first questions. Good conversation spark. Thanks for sharing.

By: Human Being

Human Being — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:30:24 +0000

I agree with the author to certain extent that all five factors need to be strategised to reach the goal. And that it has to be progressively thought over. Being a business student, my experience tells me that analysing company's values and match to goals in the macro environment must be thought as well.Meaning that goals should also progressively evolve with environmental factors. Just as we now think of electric cars and not pure automobile industry. This is the refinement and evolution in the thought process i am referring to!

By: Mark Allen Roberts

Mark Allen Roberts — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:02:16 +0000

And most fail in doing the upfront market work necessary to insure their strategy actually adds value to the bottom line. They rely on their "gut and intuition" and as I discuss in my post: Your “gut” and “intuition” are not enough…today http://nosmokeandmirrors.wordpress.com/2009/02/13... and this is a disaster waiting to happen. Mark Allen Roberts

By: mk

mk — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:29:32 +0000

more simply put, Wal-mart's strategy is on the side of their trucks! And our biggest competitor is usually ourselves…

By: Wally Bock

Wally Bock — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:51:34 +0000

I think this is a good post and the CLUES acronym can surely simplify things when you're planning. But strategy is a small bit of planning and a lot of rigorous, diligent execution.