HBR Guide to Setting Your Strategy

INTRODUCTION

Get the Strategy You Need—Now

What’s your competitive advantage? Who are your key customers and stakeholders? How will you respond to disruption in the marketplace? Do you have the capabilities in place to succeed, and are your people aligned? Are you planning for the future—the right way?

If these questions make you sweat, you’re not alone. Setting a strategy that will help your organization or business unit succeed while responding to new competitors and changes to your industry is daunting. Assessing potential threats while creating new ways to grow is a difficult balance. Choose the wrong strategy, and you can stumble—or worse, go out of business. But find the right strategy and you can stand out to your customers and last for ...