I was watching this HBO show on Pacific and there was this Marine General giving a pep talk to his Non Com officers prior to their leaving for their mission in the Pacific. And he mentioned the greatest secret in strategy - that the success of strategy lies in the execution by the middle managers - the sargeants. He said that their success lies in the hands of the non com. And the the sargeants agreed with his simple and yet powerful talk.
Thus the technical strategy books have to be junked in favor of:
1 Mintzberg commitment and collaboration by people towards a goal
2 Peter Senges shared vision and learning.
3. Sun Tzu
4. Gen Giap
Without that common bond/and sharing of passion towards the goal, there cant be strategic success. No swot, no EFE or IFE. Just success, victory, victory.
Thus said the one the most brilliant modern strategist, the late Gen Giap of North Vietnam who defeated both the US and French Armies, despite superiority in numbers, technology and firepower.
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