1.

Consider two organizations that do the same thing but have different strategies. What are the strategies of the

organizations in Porters terms of cost leadership, differentiation, or focus? Explain one of Porters five forces that is

acting as a pressure point on that competitive relationship.

2.

Imagine that youre working with a group of executives at the start of an organization design project, and the

conversation turns to strategy. Some say that strategy is a 5-year business plan, others argue that strategy is a set of

high level goals, another says that strategy is the method for getting to the vision of what were trying to achieve.

Everyone sitting around the table looks at you, and its your big moment. One asks you, In three sentences or less,

how do you define strategy?