7/21/2019 reflection on strategic management

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John Derick E. FloresSTRAMAN K32

Upon reaching the last paragraph of the !"page article# $% $in& still hasn't settle& on(hether strateg% is reall% nee&e& since there (ere parts of the rea&ing that sa%s it that (a%#

or strateg% is not that reall% nee&e& )eca*se it $entione& the Japanese (a% of 'not ha+ingstrategies'. Fro$ e,po*n&ing on operational effecti+eness to &efining the role of a lea&er in$aking &ecisions to engineer strategies# &igesting e+er%thing (as not a (alk in the park.The rea&ing (as act*all% conf*sing to $e at first# )*t (hen - re+ie(e& the ke% phrases or(or&s that - took &o(n# - ha& a clearer perspecti+e on (hat strateg% act*all% is.

The ke% ter$ 'operational effecti+eness' &a(ne& at $e first# an& it (as &efine& as'perfor$ing si$ilar acti+ities )etter than ri+als perfor$ the$'. As an a+i& UAA rooter# (hat -$irrore& this to (as the ongoing )asket)all co$petition. All the ! tea$s pla% the sa$ega$e# )asket)all# )*t their %earl% stan&ings are highl%"attri)*te& on their recr*it$ent# pla%er$anage$ent techni/*es# coaching an& other factors that )oost their chances of (inning acha$pionship. 0*t then# there (as another ter$ coine (hich (as 'strategic positioning'"

'perfor$ing &ifferent acti+ities fro$ ri+als or perfor$ing si$ilar acti+ities in &ifferent (a%s'.No(# still *sing $% UAA reference# - $irror the strategic positioning to the o+erallperfor$ance of a $e$)er school in the UAA. -n a (i&er perspecti+e# (hat act*all% $attersin the en& is garnering the $ost points across all sports to (in the 1eneral ha$pionship.-n acco$plishing that feat# the school $*st perfor$ (ell in all the &ifferent sports that the%

oine& an& &efeat the re$aining 4 ri+als to )e calle& 'the )est'. Si$ilar to (hat corporateorgani5ations &o# - )elie+e operational effecti+eness an& strategic positioning is also highl%")eneficial for a school's sports progra$s to p*t *p those trophies in the school's g%$.J*st like (hat (as reiterate& in the article# it is not *st a)o*t esta)lishing a short"ter$&ifference# )*t $ore on preser+ing it to ha+e a )etter co$petiti+e a&+antage in the long"r*n.-n UAA# this co*l& also )e attri)*te& to ho( so$e schools achie+e a 6"peat in the)asket)all co$petition or an !"peat in the 1eneral ha$pionship race.

Another topic that str*ck $e (as the concept of tra&e"offs in $aking s*staina)lestrategies. - first learne& a)o*t tra&e"offs in econo$ics an& - tho*ght it (as onl% econo$icsthat tra&e"offs (as applica)le. - reall% appreciate all those stories a)o*t ontinental 7ite#So*th(est Airlines an& the like on their s*ccess an& fail*re stories. -t (as thro*gh thosethat - *n&erstoo& $ore the concept of tra&e"offs in strategic positioning. The $ost i$portant/*ote that - (o*l& ha+e to take o*t fro$ this topic (s that 'tra&e"offs are essential tostrateg%. The% create the nee& for choice an& p*rposef*ll% li$it (hat a co$pan% offers'. -nshort# *st like in e+er%&a% li+ing# it is all a)o*t $aking fir$ choices8 it is not *st a)o*t )eingin the 'gra% area'. 9es# not all things are either ')lack or (hite'# )*t choosing is also a (a% topro+e so$ething else that %o* )elie+e in :in this case# (hat a co$pan% thinks that theirpro&*ct is selling;# an& $aking the choice right.

The )otto$line that - learne& in this &oc*$ent (as 'strateg%' reall% &epen&s on &oing alot of things (ell# )*t tra&e"offs $*st )e chosen caref*ll% an& $ake s*re that a co$pan% (illstick to it to ha+e a 'hori5on of a &eca&e' or $ore. hanges $a% )e ine+ita)le# )*t the coreor the essence $*st )e consistent itself.

John Derick E. Flores