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8. Keep your strategy flexible. Ideas have a shelf life. Continually
    reassess the answers to the “who, what, and how” questions.
    Also, strategy requires adjustment to suit external circumstances.
    So allow your people to respond and to adjust, without waiting
    for permission.

In every industry, there are several positions that a company can
occupy. The essence of strategy is to choose the one position that
your company will claim as its own. If this is achieved, the firm can
stake out a unique strategic position.

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