“Strategy is a set of integrated choices. A plan is not a strategy.” This is our conversation with the world’s #1 management thinker Roger Martin. Watch the Trailer version here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8omQJ0Rd_6Q The former Dean of the Rotman School of Management & author of 13 books including Playing to Win and A New Way to Think. Roger's work in strategy, continues to leave a prominent mark globally in distilling down complex and often noisy concepts into crystal clear principles that can be applied in the real world. As a strategy advisory ourselves, Foundstone Advisory incorporates many of Rogers break-through concepts and insights into our own practice across customer & market insights, strategy, planning and execution. In our conversation, we get Roger's unique perspective on: -Why he does what he does -A Plan is not a Strategy -The pitfalls of Revenue forecasting -Strategy & Execution -Should I study for an MBA? -Strategy & Data In our conversation, Roger shares more unique insights in his recent clip with @harvardbusinessreview that has gone viral - A Plan is not a Strategy You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuYlGRnC7J8&t We hope you enjoy this episode and get some really practical strategy tips for your own leadership toolbox and organisation. Find out more about Foundstone Advisory strategy services below https://foundstone.co Check out our Strategy Assessment below https://foundstone.co/strategy-assessment/ Or listen to the episode on podcast: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/7eBuSqkRHiMUcdCY7NMUgr?si=e34969f1b87a4b9e&nd=1 Links to other podcast platforms https://foundstone.co/insights Chapters of the conversation: 00:00 Introduction 2:55 Roger's inspiration 12:00 A Plan is not a Strategy 19:31 Pitfalls of just relying on revenue forecasting 22:32 Strategy and execution 38:28 The Decline of business education 46:22 100% of all data is about the past #Strategy #StrategicPlanning #HarvardBusinessReview #RogerMartin #Planning #Business #Explainer #Success #HowTo