It is the end of an era. I have wrapped up five years of my Playing to Win/Practitioner Insights (PTW/PI) series and heading off in a new direction. I have completed my transition from Medium to Sub…
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Roger Martin
LinkedIn Content Strategy & Writing Style
Founder & President at Roger L. Martin, Inc. and author of A New Way to Think
United States
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Performance Overview
Followers
44.2K
Connections
5
Avg. Engagement
Top Posts by Engagement
View on LinkedIn
Posting Patterns & Frequency
1.3 posts/week
Posts / Week
6.2 days
Days Between Posts
1
Total Posts Analyzed
MEDIUM
Posting Frequency
Timezone: UTC
Best Performing Days
Monday
Best Performing Times To Post
12:30–13:45 UTC16:30–17:15 UTC
Topics & Content Focus
Primary Topics
Playing to Win strategy frameworks applied to modern enterprise decisionsStrategy vs planning critique (institutional incentives, technocracy, and what 'real strategy' requires)Enterprise AI strategy as a governed choice cascade (where-to-play/how-to-win for AI, operating model implications)Strategy canon interpretation and stewardship (Porter, knowledge funnel, foundational concepts reframed for today)
Secondary Themes
Serialized 'book club' curation of highest-ranked back-catalog essaysManagement education and consulting industry dynamicsCross-domain cultural validation of business ideas (business book appearing in literary fiction)Link-led distribution to long-form essays
Industry Focus
Enterprise / Fortune 500 strategy and transformationManagement consulting and executive education audiencesAI adoption and governance in large organizations (AI operating model + strategy integration)
Content Categories
Framework-driven thought leadershipCurated archive republishing with new commentarySeries-based community programming (chapters/book club)Credibility signaling via citations, books, and co-authorshipLink-out traffic driver to essays/articles
Performance Insights
210.7%
Avg Engagement Rate
STABLE
Performance Trend
Best Performing Topics
Strategy canon + interpretation (Porter / foundational contributions) framed as teachable takeawaysCritique of planning culture vs strategy (institutional/systemic diagnosis)Unexpected cultural crossover validating business ideas (PTW appearing in award-winning fiction)
Virality Signals
Shareable frameworks and named mental models (cascade, knowledge funnel, WTP/HTW)Series packaging that encourages repeat consumption (chapters/book club sequencing)Authority anchors (books, dates, citations, co-authorship) increasing trust and share-worthinessContrarian/system critique posts tend to earn discussion rather than only passive likes
Structure & Quality
185
Avg Length (Words)
HIGH
Depth Level
ADVANCED
Expertise Level
0.82/10
Uniqueness Score
Common Hooks
Serialized entry point ('Welcome to Chapter X...') that sets context and expectationAuthority + return-to-theme framing ('I am back to...')Cultural surprise/novelty hook that reframes a business idea through pop culture/literatureContrarian diagnostic framing (why a common practice dominates and why that's a problem)
Common Endings
Low-friction goodwill close ('I hope you enjoy it.' / 'Enjoy!')Immediate link placement as the primary actionLight personal sign-off/acknowledgment (thanks, attribution, co-author credit)
Value Delivery Methods
Distills complex strategy concepts into reusable decision structuresProvides meta-explanations (why organizations behave the way they do) rather than only tacticsUses canonical references to legitimize modern interpretations (AI strategy mapped to classic strategy logic)Adds incremental value through new commentary on previously published work
Formatting Style
Short paragraphs with clear line breaks for scanabilityConcept naming in Title Case (e.g., named frameworks, cascades, WTP/HTW)Parenthetical clarifiers and acronyms (PTW/PI) to build a reusable internal languageLink-forward posts (LinkedIn as the teaser layer for long-form content)
Audience & Tone
NO
Question Usage
0.15%
Response Rate
Detected Tone
Authoritative practitioner-scholarFramework-first educatorMeasured contrarian (critiques systems, not people)Curator-steward of strategy canonWarmly formal with occasional dry humorsemi-formalfirst-person
Interaction Style
Reader-as-peer framing (inviting participation in a 'book club')Authority-led teaching with light community acknowledgement (ranked by readers, thanks to authors)Discussion sparked by critique and interpretation rather than direct prompting
Community Building Signals
Recurring chapter structure that trains the audience to return weeklyShared vocabulary and artifacts (PTW/PI, Strategy Choice Cascade) that create in-group languageCelebration of community preferences (highlighting pieces ranked highest by readers)
Writing Style Patterns
Content Strategy
Hook: Serialized entry point ('Welcome to Chapter X...') that setsTone: semi-formalCTA: Read-the-essay CTA (external link as the conversio
Writing style breakdown
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Welcome to Chapter Four of the Playing to Win/Practitioner Insights (PTW/PI) book club. I am continuing to revisit the pieces that have resonated most with readers over the past five years.
The fourth is The Role of Management Systems in Strategy.
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In this piece, I explore why even the most brilliant strategy will fail without the right management systems to support it. Strategy and execution are not two separate things; they are deeply intertwined through the choices we make about how we measure and reward performance.
I argue that most management systems actually work against strategy by prioritizing short-term financial goals over long-term competitive advantage. To fix this, systems must be:
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