Mintzberg’s deliberate and emergent strategy
Not every intended strategy will be realised. Not all realised strategy comes from deliberate strategy. This is how strategy really happens. It is a mixture of what you plan and what is done that is not part of the plan. Understanding this helps you to be a better strategist.
Mintzberg’s deliberate and emergent model
Source: Adapted from Mintzberg, H., Strategy Safari, Pearson Education, 2009. With additional permission from Henry Mintzberg Ltd
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It’s helpful to understand the differences between planning something deliberately and what actually happens. This understanding frees you from ...
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