Contudo, manter o status-quo é o pensamento mais fácil, é a opção de quem não quer fazer opções difíceis, de quem não quer ser confrontado, de quem não quer se visto como mau, de quem não quer matar uma área de negócio que virou um sorvedouro de recursos porque é como se fosse da sua carne.
"The “strategy as addition” mentality is persistent, despite it’s lack of effectiveness. It persists because the reality of strategy is much harder to engage with. At its core, strategy is about choice. Strategic planning is about looking at trends in the environment, as well as past results, and making deliberate choices about what activities to begin, what activities to continue, and what activities must be ceased. These choices are hard to make. No one wants to stare down a fork in the road at two unknown paths and be forced to choose. No one wants to be the one blamed for making the wrong choice.Para uns a manutenção do status-quo traduz-se numa previsão de mais vendas, porque sim (por exemplo, o Sporting Clube de Portugal prevê um aumento das receitas em 40% durante esta época), para outros traduz-se no aumento continuado de impostos. Quando os contribuintes líquidos falirem ...
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But not choosing is a choice – it’s a choice for the status quo. It’s a choice that says, even though the environment has changed, we choose to pursue the same activities but set our sales goals a little higher. That choice may be a comfortable one to make, but it’s outcome is as unknown as the other possible paths.
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Strategy as choice is uncomfortable – which is probably why discomfort is the key signal that you and your team are truly engaged in strategic planning."
Trecho retirado de "Strategy is about choice".
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