Operations Excellence in Retail Stores is a much-talked-about topic. We find loads of articles on the subject in blogs and online/offline magazines. A close look at them will reveal that they are either from technology vendors that are keen on pushing some technology or talk about the ever-so-buzzing omnichannel challenges. The fact is that whether […]
Category: strategy
I find I am not done with the vision thing! So, this is a follow-up to my previous post! Once we separate Stab (stating the obvious) visions and Real visions, vision and strategy become quite intertwined. Yes, vision is still the distant objective; and strategy more the “how” of achieving that vision in the shortest, simplest […]
Having a “Vision” is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for success. Not necessary, because there are hundreds of organizations that do not have a ‘vision’ – at least formally — and have yet been hugely successful; the ‘dabbawalas of Bombay come to mind. Similarly, there are an equal number of organizations ‘sporting’ elaborate vision […]