The 5 That Determine Your Company s Success
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The 5% That Determines Your Company’s Success
Summary:
You don’t need to be different in everything to succeed?"only in certain key areas.---
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Good news: many of your competitors are wary of strategy. They often suffer from "strategophobia" due to two daunting aspects of strategy. The first is the necessity of making choices. For example, choosing to target a specific customer group means consciously not pursuing others, or offering a primary benefit means not emphasizing others. Some executives resist this because they mistakenly believe they can capture everyone. This illusion can be perilous. Without focusing your energy and establishing your brand as a source of a specific benefit, consumers have no compelling reason to choose you.
Adopting a strategy means letting go of things you don’t possess to gain something tangible. The second challenge is differentiating from competitors. Standing out can be daunting because it goes against the conservative belief that if everyone does something, there must be a good reason. While good management practices are vital, they aren’t a competitive advantage or a strategy. Many managers focus on preventing competitors from gaining ground rather than creating their own advantage. Imitation won't lead to victory. To truly succeed, you need a strategy.
The 5% That Makes All the Difference
Strategy is about achieving your goals, particularly by making your customers choose you over competitors. Differentiation is often key to this advantage. However, you don’t need to be different in everything?"just in certain areas. Across industries, 95% of decisions and actions by competitive companies are similar, as they adhere to "good management" practices.
For instance, if you ask CEOs of cellular companies what’s important to them, they’ll likely list the same priorities like technology, customer service, and innovative products. These are expected, but they’re not a strategy. If every company does the same thing well, why should consumers choose you?
The answer lies in the unique 5%?"your strategy and differentiation. Consider that humans and chimpanzees share 98% of their genetic makeup, yet the 2% difference is monumental. Similarly, a well-planned 5% difference can set you apart. Concepts like positioning and critical success factors relate to good management, not strategy. While good management gets you in the game, strategy is what wins the consumer.
To illustrate, consider a unique example from Canada: Naked News. This news company offers content similar to other news outlets?"a focus on politics, business, sports, and entertainment. However, their anchors deliver the news completely naked, appealing to certain viewers despite a premium price. You might choose a less controversial route, and that’s fine, as long as you grasp the principle of differentiation.
In essence, to succeed, focus on the crucial 5% that sets you apart.
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