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Is there planning in strategy?

In one of my work programmes there is an ongoing debate around planning and strategy .. one of the team going as far as to suggest that ‘strategic planning’ is an oxymoron (my words). This seems to nicely channel an aspect of that thinking.

This particular quote

If you are a board member, recognize (as above) that if you ask for strategy, you are likely to get planning. As a steward of the company, you need to raise your game and demand strategy.

is taken from 🔗 this article, which in turn arrived with me from discussions over at the UNdaunted. You’ll be hearing more about them over the next year.)

I think it also plays into the old adage (I paraphrase) ..

“All plans are a waste … but planning is essential.”

For me. I think there is truth in this line of thought.

What do you think?

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At the beginning of the year I had grand plans for this series. A daily long-form post about something that was rattling my brain that day. And then life. For a while, I was even just dropping markers - to revisit. I came to realise that part of the problem was the complexity of the structure for each post - so that went away. Simplicity really is rather nice. As I write on 240413, I am now going back and filling in the gaps. PLUS - unless something strikes me immediately, I will not classify until the end of the day and go back to move one of the posts of the day into the 366. Also - if you are wondering how I have update the words at the bottom of over 100 posts at a stroke, well - THANK YOU Andy Sylvester and his Glossary plugin.

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New Zealand’s Stonehenge

There’s a 🔗 Stonehenge in New Zealand.

Spent a lovely afternoon there today.

If you have interest its 🔗 three words are ‘enable.improves.preperations’.

The Three Words To Find Stonehenge

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At the beginning of the year I had grand plans for this series. A daily long-form post about something that was rattling my brain that day. And then life. For a while, I was even just dropping markers - to revisit. I came to realise that part of the problem was the complexity of the structure for each post - so that went away. Simplicity really is rather nice. As I write on 240413, I am now going back and filling in the gaps. PLUS - unless something strikes me immediately, I will not classify until the end of the day and go back to move one of the posts of the day into the 366. Also - if you are wondering how I have update the words at the bottom of over 100 posts at a stroke, well - THANK YOU Andy Sylvester and his Glossary plugin.

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🪦Oh no … John? Who will pick up the mantle? Who is left and prepared to be counted?


Staying Stoic

That’s All Folk

.. and so a new year begins and the Daily Stoic … as a publishing event … ends.

A variation on a theme will be forthcoming .. inspired by this thought from a Daily Stoic entry on 🖇️ December 22nd

Ralph Waldo Emerson complained how writers dance around a difficult topic by relying on quotes. “I hate quotation,” he wrote. “Tell me what you know.

Meanwhile …

Happy New Year

Happy New Year From Auckland

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Read it all, the highlighted bit is just where it caught my funny bone.


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🪦 Sorry to read the news Jacques. I wonder if it all turned out as you planned? Love to know. #AskingForAFriend


🪦 Farewell Tom .. it was a long time ago, but you made me laugh.


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Spotted on a Reddit.

Favourite classic prog bands: Genesis (Tony Banks era)



327 people are being followed by this person are not being followed by you.

@help in absence of filters .. possible to list the micro bloggers first to save me scrolling through the 327 mastodon accounts to find the one microblog account?


Wondering 💭 if @jsonbecker got my email?


In fairness the vote was held on Mastodon.


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It is perhaps a natural progression in a world where guinea pig spa services exist.

The quote is probably accurate and explains so much.


🪦 Oh .. so sorry Laura. Clearly too early.