The most common strategic planning tool in the world is SWOT Analysis. Contrary to popular opinion, SWOT is not an acronym for “Serious Waste of Time,” although in many cases it can be if not done correctly. SWOT stands for “Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats.” One of the biggest complaints with SWOT is that once it’s completed, we don’t do anything with it. In the following excerpt from my strategy graphic novel, StrategyMan vs. The Anti-Strategy Squad: Using Strategic Thinking to Defeat Bad Strategy and Save Your Plan, I share a technique for transforming SWOT into strategies.
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Video: https://youtu.be/GySgI2tMrD8
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