Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters

by Richard P. Rumelt

To concentrate on an objective—to make it a priority—necessarily assumes that many other important things will be taken care of. PJ was able to concentrate on the coordination between his helicopter and the rescue vessel because he already possessed layer upon layer of competences at flying that had become routine. After this discussion, I came to see skills at coordination as if they were rungs on a ladder, with higher rungs in reach only when the lower rungs had been attained. Indeed, PJ’s concept of a layering of skills explains why some organizations can concentrate on issues that others cannot. This understanding has helped shape the advice I offer clients.

solving problems comes by layerz of competence