1、Daniel W.Rasmus March 18,2026Strategies for the Win 2014 by Daniel W.RasmusWestern DigitalHughesDanielWRasmusEconferencesRead,listen,readNPR.orgFT.comCommunityContinuous LearningPoetic MomentsQuestions from Customers&CareerHow I do my workWUncertaintiesScenariosDaniel W.RasmusShareDANIEL W.RASMUSSer
2、iousI 2014 by Daniel W.Rasmus 2023 Serious Insights LLC Strategies for the winYou know youre in trouble whenThe last time you talked about strategy was:5 years ago,at the last strategic plan rolloutDuring the last accreditation cycleJust before this meetingWhen the board asked for a strategic plan u
3、pdateWhen the president/director asked for a strategic planning process updateDo we need a strategy?Strategies for the WinGood Strategy Isnt TheaterNOT Posters Retreats Performative DocumentsPut Your Stamp on StrategyThe NOTsStrategies for the WinRecognizing Strategy Poor StrategyBusy strategic Docu
4、ments decisions Consensus clarityStrategies for the WinOur strategy isto be the best Slogans Aspirations TargetsStrategies for the WinDodging the challenge Everything is important Nothing is prioritized Pain stays unnamedStrategies for the WinMistaking plans and projects for strategyInitiative lists
5、 Roadmaps WorkplansChallenge assumptions,dont insitutionalize themStrategies for the WinOver-planning the unknowable Precision guesses Confident forecastsStrategies for the WinStrategy stays upstairs Leaders know it Staff hear about it later,maybe,maybe not Work never changesStrategies for the WinSt
6、rategy as story(and why that matters)Strategy is the story your organization writes about your future Stories evolve Stories competeGetting to GoodStrategies for the WinWhat good strategy looks like Diagnosis that names the real challenge Guiding policy that makes trade-offs A coherent set of action