Strategy vs. Operations


Strategy and operations work best when complementing one another and when they work for each other. Depending on your position and responsibilities within an organization you may be spending 100% of your time in operations while others may be spending majority of their time focused on strategy, vision and leadership and both sides undoubtedly bring value.

However, while I am not a fan of “one size fits all” approaches it is important to note that I believe that a 70/30 ratio (strategy/operations) could be seen as a viable solution and here’s why. One most keep the lights on and keep operations functioning, but ideally shouldn’t spend more than a third of their time on them if they want to be innovative and competitive.

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