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Richard Rumelt
01/21/24
@ Lenny's Podcast
The best strategies are not about picking from a list of common strategies but about understanding the unique challenges you face.
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Good Strategy, Bad Strategy | Richard Rumelt
@ Lenny's Podcast
01/21/24
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Don't call it a strategy; call it an action agenda. We need to identify the one or two key challenges we can address and outline coherent actions to tackle them.