The Mind of the StrategistThe Art of Japanese Business

Author: Kenichi Ohmae- Presented by Salil Deshmukh

AgendaAbout the Author

Main Theme

Structure

Evaluation

Application to MIS

Key Takeaways

Questions

Kenichi OhmaeMr. Strategy

PhD in Nuclear Engineering from MIT

Founder & MD, Ohmae & Associates

Senior partner in McKinsey & Company Inc.- 23 yrs

Main Theme

How Build Successful Strategies

To Kill Competition

To WINTo Make profit

Main Theme

BUSINESS BATTLEFIELD

StructureThe Art of Strategic Thinking

Four Routes

Building Successful StrategiesThe Strategic Triangle

Modern Strategic RealitiesStrategic ChangeJAPAN – an Insight

Strategic ThinkingCreative thought process

“Wild Ideas”

Intuitive thinking rather than rational thinking

Drive for achievement

Four RoutesFocus on Key Success Factors

Building on Relative Superiority

Pursing Aggressive Initiatives

Exploiting Strategic Degrees of Freedom

The Strategic Triangle

Corporation

Competitor

Customer

COST

Valu

e ValueProduct/Service Differentiation

Strategic ChangeEra of Giant Enterprise

SMART

DUMB

P

L

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N

Analysis

Template Strategy

P

A

N

T

L

Workers

Strategic Change

Corporation

Execution

Strategy

Results

Era of Activated Enterprise

The Trinity

Strategic ChangeEra of Activated

EnterpriseFeatures

Brain – “ Strategy” & Muscle – “ Execution” in Organization are properly aligned

Some Common Characteristics Offer Job SecurityTenure Based PromotionInternal DevelopmentEncourage Employee ParticipationEg: Toyota, Hitachi

Japan – An InsightImpact of World War II

Concept of Corporation“ A sha-in ( meaning member not employee) feels like he is married to the company for life, and believes their fortunes rise and fall together”

Hard work

No Peter Principle !

Analysis & EvaluationStrengths

Very Well Structured

Nice diagrams and models

Comprehensive perspective to understand Strategy

Application to MIS

Information System Strategy Triangle conforms to the Trinity triangle

Techniques like the Four Route to be used to build successful business, corporate and IS Strategy

Key TakeawaysWithout competitors there is no need for

strategy

The purpose of business strategy is to cause events to favor your strengths.

Address the problem, not the symptoms.

Think like an entrepreneur, but think.

Thank You !