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How might a company in a traditional sector like manufacturing or retail apply the strategies discussed in Better, Simpler Strategy?

A company in a traditional sector like manufacturing or retail can apply the strategies discussed in 'Better, Simpler Strategy' by focusing on improving performance on key value drivers while consciously deciding to deprioritize others. This is because resources are scarce and must be allocated to ensure excellence in a few core areas. The company must determine where not to invest and where to underperform. During strategy meetings, teams should ask themselves, what will they stop doing to ensure that they execute on their key priorities. Once these decisions are made, strategic implementation follows naturally.

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Remember, to improve performance on any value driver, organizations must deprioritize another value driver. Resources are scarce and must be allocated to ensure excellence in a few core areas. It's far harder to determine where not to invest and where to underperform. At every strategy meeting, teams must ask themselves, what will we stop doing to ensure that we execute on our key priorities. Once you decide which value drivers to strengthen and which ones to deprioritize, strategic implementation follows naturally.

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