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How can companies overcome hurdles fast and at low cost according to the text?
How can companies overcome hurdles fast and at low cost according to the text?
- By focusing on empowering top executives
- By sticking to conventional wisdom
- By utilizing tipping point leadership (correct)
- By increasing resources and extending timelines
What is the key factor in motivating key players to carry out a break from the status quo?
What is the key factor in motivating key players to carry out a break from the status quo?
- Empowering junior level employees
- Utilizing tipping point leadership (correct)
- Providing excessive resources
- Implementing conventional leadership techniques
Why do many companies find resources in short supply despite a shift in strategy?
Why do many companies find resources in short supply despite a shift in strategy?
- Due to the assumption that greater strategy shifts require more resources (correct)
- Due to excessive resources being allocated elsewhere
- Because of insufficient funding provided by stakeholders
- Because of effective utilization of tipping point leadership
What is the perceived wisdom that companies need to abandon to achieve change effectively?
What is the perceived wisdom that companies need to abandon to achieve change effectively?
Which leadership approach helps in winning employees’ backing in executing a break from the status quo as per the text?
Which leadership approach helps in winning employees’ backing in executing a break from the status quo as per the text?
Why can fluidity be more important than a finely tuned strategic compass in an uncertain world?
Why can fluidity be more important than a finely tuned strategic compass in an uncertain world?
What is the primary consequence of internalizing a strategy into a corporate culture?
What is the primary consequence of internalizing a strategy into a corporate culture?
Which term describes a short-sighted marketing approach that focuses on the company's needs over customer needs?
Which term describes a short-sighted marketing approach that focuses on the company's needs over customer needs?
What is often a consequence of survivorship bias in strategic management theories?
What is often a consequence of survivorship bias in strategic management theories?
Why might many theories in strategic management fail to build a complete corporate strategy?
Why might many theories in strategic management fail to build a complete corporate strategy?
How can populism or faddishness impact the life cycle of a particular management theory?
How can populism or faddishness impact the life cycle of a particular management theory?
What is a key non-financial benefit of strategic planning mentioned in the text?
What is a key non-financial benefit of strategic planning mentioned in the text?
Which action is NOT mentioned as a way to improve strategic planning outcomes?
Which action is NOT mentioned as a way to improve strategic planning outcomes?
What could be a reason for the failure of strategic plans according to the text?
What could be a reason for the failure of strategic plans according to the text?
What is one aspect of strategic planning that can accelerate the implementation of core strategies?
What is one aspect of strategic planning that can accelerate the implementation of core strategies?
In the context of strategic planning, what is meant by 'red oceans'?
In the context of strategic planning, what is meant by 'red oceans'?
What is a key characteristic of successful strategic planning according to the text?
What is a key characteristic of successful strategic planning according to the text?
