"Compete to be unique, not to be the best"

"1. Compete to be unique, not to be the best
Strategy is not about being the best, but about being unique. [Moi ici: Parece a conversa de ontem numa empresa, como podemos ser diferentes, como podemos fazer a diferença] Competing to be the best in business is one of the major misconceptions about strategy. [Moi ici: Recordar a regra de Roger Martin "You only know that you've made a real strategic choice if you can say the opposite of what that choice is, and it's not stupid." Competir para ser o pior faz sentido? Não! Então, competir para ser o melhor não é uma escolha, não é uma estratégia] And if you only remember one tip from this list, it should be this one. Many leaders compare competition in business with the world of sports. There can only be one winner. But competing in business is more complex. There can be several winners. It does not have to be a zero sum game – you win, I lose or vice versa. Within a single industry, you can have several companies beating the industry average, each with a distinctive, different strategy. They are no direct threat to each other. There can be several winners. So the worst possible approach to strategy is to seek out the biggest player in the industry and try to copy everything they do."[Moi ici: Sublinhado que logo me fez recordar o que penso que acontece neste sector]

Trecho retirado de "Strategy Execution - The definitive guide" de Strategy Jeroen De Flander