Este é o tempo para repensar a estratégia (parte VII)

Ontem, recebi uma Newsletter onde encontrei este texto de Michael Porter "Sound long-term strategy is key, particularly in a crisis: Harvard’s Michael Porter".
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Na sequência das ideias que tenho avançado ao longo dos postais desta série "Este é o tempo para repensar a estratégia" foi reconfortante encontrar uma convergência com as ideias de Porter.
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"And Porter believes there’s no better time than now to heed this advice to differentiate yourself from the competition – and thrive. “In a time of economic downturn, you have to be clearer about your strategy than in normal times. When things are growing, lots of companies can be successful. In difficult times, the companies that win are the ones who are very clear about who they are and how they are trying to deliver value. (o esquema deste postal ressoa cada vez com mais força na minha cabeça, estratégias híbridas vão ser cada vez mais penalizadoras e penalizadas, logo, é necessária mais clareza, mais enfoque.)
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“In times of economic distress, clarity of strategy becomes even more important. In an economic downturn, figuring out what part of the industry that you want to serve becomes incredibly important.”"
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Sei que um país não é uma empresa mas em contramão com o deboche Porter afirma "Another gaffe to avoid is what Porter calls the paradox of economic downturns. “Every bit of pressure is pulling companies to doing whatever is necessary to survive …What we’ve found over and over again is that to survive you actually have to have the capacity to integrate the short term and the long term, and think about the two together. And you can’t take actions in the short term that seem expedient, if they ultimately undermine what’s different or unique about the company. Companies that really overreact to the downturn I think get themselves into big trouble.”"