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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Founder & President at Roger L. Martin, Inc. and author of A New Way to Think
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Roger Martin positions himself as the preeminent architect of modern strategy, bridging the gap between academic rigor and executive practice. His content strategy centers on the "Strategy Choice Cascade," where he systematically deconstructs complex corporate functions - like AI integration and organizational planning - into actionable frameworks. Martin is notable for his intellectual stewardship, often revisiting his own extensive body of work through "book clubs" to refine his theories for a contemporary audience. By blending high-level theory with a practitioner-first philosophy, he successfully intersects the worlds of elite CEO advisory and accessible business education, ensuring his legacy remains both a literary fixture and a functional tool for the next generation of general managers.
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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…
Today I am posting the last piece of Year V of the Playing to Win/Practitioner Insights series – original piece #260. https://lnkd.in/gKyhFTRP This one is on the burning need to fix the practice of…
This week it is a joy to co-write my Playing to Win/Practitioner Insight piece – the penultimate Year V piece BTW – with very longtime friend and colleague Jonathan Goodman. We are both strategy-led…
Strategy is an integrative exercise that needs to bring people together. But people operate from very different modes – Heroic Modes that they see as the best expression of themselves. There are thr…
Welcome to Chapter One of the Playing to Win/Practitioner Insights (PTW/PI) book club. I am reprising the 37 pieces that were ranked highest by readers – and they make up one books-worth of content.…
Welcome to Chapter Two of the Playing to Win/Practitioner Insights (PTW/PI) book club. I am reprising the 37 pieces that were ranked highest by readers – and they make up one books-worth of content.…
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210.7%
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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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