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Karl Christensen
Strategy Consultant, Mexico
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Should the Strategy be Communicated? How Much? To Whom?
Communicating strategy involves much more than talk. There are numerous pitfalls or issues which must be resolved for the strategy to be effectively communicated. For example, in some instances executives argue with good reason that to fully communicate the organization´s strategy is to court (Editor: ~attract) disaster. Thus, one CEO has a five year strategy which, when it is fully implemented, will mean severe disruption to a major subsidiary. He does not want to rock the boat prematurely. An energy company thought it wiser not to publicize its strategy because it would become a sitting duck for regulatory agencies.
 Such reservations have merit. Discretion may indeed be the better part of valor. Fully communicating strategy may not always be in the best interest of the organization, especially where that strategy is sensitive. Each situation has its own constraints, There is no one formula guiding how much strategy to communicate. However, where limitations are put on communications, those limitations must be carefully considered. They may not only handicap a manager´s ability to keep decisions consistent with the overall strategy, but they may erode commitment to the organization.
Regardless of where you are on the strategy-communications continuum, from significant discretion to full disclosure, critical issues about communication must be allowed to surface and be resolved. What should be communicated about the strategy and where and when should it be said? How much should be said and to whom? Stockholders? Middle Managers? Supervisors? Employees? Union Leaders? Customers? Government? What forms should the communication take? Who should do the communicating? These questions seem relatively straightforward, but recall the situation mentioned earlier in which a corporate strategy meant severe disruption to a major subsidiary.
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Erika Bellander
Management Consultant, Sweden
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Strategy Communication
I do not agree. I think the first issue is to HAVE (...)
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Roman Walley
Management Consultant, United States
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The Strategy Should Be Communicated. The 4Ps of William Bridges
I disagree that you shouldn't communicate the stra (...)
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Patrick Mulvey
Management Consultant, United States
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Prudence is Appropriate in Communicating Strategy
Karl, your premise is correct, in that prudence is (...)
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Ted Garrison
Management Consultant, United States
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Communicate the Strategy. No need for Secrecy
@Patrick Mulvey: I agree, if you don't communicate (...)
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Patrick Mulvey
Management Consultant, United States
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Communicating the Strategy yes. But Prudently!
Let's be clear: prudence means prudence. I don't b (...)
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Alan Kennedy
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The Focus of Communicating Strategy
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Tom Wilson
HR Consultant, United States
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Strategy Should be Generally Broadcasted
@Patrick Mulvey: As Lance Armstrong said: "our tra (...)
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Makini
Business Consultant
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Communication of Strategy in an Organisation is not Necessarily a CEO Job
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Y Srinivas rao
Manager, India
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When to Communicate Strategy (Timing)
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Albin Xavier
Manager, India
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Generic and Specific Strategy Communication
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Dennis van der Spoel
Management Consultant, Netherlands
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Communicating Strategic Positioning (Sinek's Golden Circle)
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GLADYS TIBALEKA
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Communicating Strategy
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Frank
Manager, China
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Internal Communication Plans Needed for Various Organizational Levels
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RAKESH ARORA
Manager, India
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Strategy Communication on a Need to Know Basis
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Pat Hannon
Lecturer, Ireland
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Communicating a Strategic Plan is Critical for Foundations of Success
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Olivier Riviere
Management Consultant, France
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Communicating Only a Part of your Strategy is Often a Necessity
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Wilf Marshall
CxO / Board, United Kingdom
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Employees can also Provide INPUT for the Strategy
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Teacher, Nigeria
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Preparing the Communication of the Strategy
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Belay Gezahegn
Director, Ethiopia
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Disclosure of Strategy
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Conroy Fourie
Coach, South Africa
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Sometimes Not Communicating the Strategy is Called For
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Andrea Kelly
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Communicating Strategy is Important
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Barry Schaeffer
Consultant, United States
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Strategy Communication
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Ngwashu kelvine
Manager, Cameroon
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Communicating your Strategy Could Help Develop Organisational Framework
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Patrick Cauley
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Communication of Strategy is Power Behind Change
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Gandhi Heryanto
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Support Communication of Strategy with Easy Data
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Tom Wilson
HR Consultant, United States
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Communicating Strategy Through Purposing and Action Research
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HAIDER ANWAR RASHID
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Without Communication, Strategy Will Remain Wishful Thinking
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Andrew Blaine
Business Consultant, South Africa
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Strategy: to Tell or not to Tell
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Ofwono Willy Osinde
Project Manager, Uganda
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Caution in Communication Strategy is Advisable
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Alan Kennedy
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To Communicate the Strategy we first Need to Understand it...
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Arif ur Rehman
Professor, Pakistan
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Upping the Communication of Strategy
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Tom Wilson
HR Consultant, United States
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Upping the Communication of Strategy
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LEAH LYNDA I. STA ANA
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Communicating Strategy
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Tom Wilson
HR Consultant, United States
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COMMUNICATING STRATEGY
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jorge anibal hoyos hoyos
Manager, Colombia
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... Then what About Coordination?
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anil aggarwal
Teacher, India
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Communicating the Strategy- the Essential Step while Implementing Strategy
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Andrew Blaine
Business Consultant, South Africa
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Vision ≠ Mission ≠ Strategy ≠ Tactics
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Dennis van der Spoel
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Golden Circle is a Start
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Arif ur Rehman
Professor, Pakistan
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Essentials of Communicating Strategy
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Arif ur Rehman
Professor, Pakistan
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Delivering the Mission Statement
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zulganef sutan sati
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Strategy Must be Communicated
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Erika Bellander
Management Consultant, Sweden
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Breaking Down Strategy Communication
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Belay Gezahegn
Director, Ethiopia
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Communicate the Strategy, Not the Tactics
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dev chandra
Management Consultant, India
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Communicate the Strategy, not the Plan / Tactics
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