Management Tip of the Day: Don't Let Your Strategy Distract You

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Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile JUNE 23, 2010 Don't Let Your Strategy Distract You In business, it's important to set goals — achieve a sales target, grow the company by X% — and lay out the strategies you believe will get you there. A clear strategy that dictates the process for achieving goals can be comforting, but be careful not to let it distract you. Don't keep your head so focused on the process that you lose sight of the bigger picture. Look up every once in a while and remind yourself what you are trying to achieve. Markets change, customers change, and even your company changes — looking up ensures that you don't miss new and important opportunities. Today's Management Tip was adapted from "Don't Get Distracted by Your Plan" by Peter Bregman. Read the full blog post and join the discussion » Share Today's Tip: RELATED PRODUCT The Dangers of Distraction Harvard Management Update Article Has your BlackBerry become your pocket-sized master, compelling you to respond instantly to it, no matter what else you're doing? Maggie Jackson, author of "Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age," offers a fresh take on multitasking — and the gadgetry that supports it. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Tip: PREVIOUS TIPS How to Decipher (and Achieve) Success at Your Company 3 Ways to Start Your Overseas Job Transition 3 Ways to Motivate Your Board of Directors Managing Up As a Gen-Xer 3 Steps to Make Your New Hire Productive Prepare for the Next Defining Moment 3 Cold Call Tactics that Increase Sales Use Words, Not Numbers, to Understand Your Customers How to Build Better Working Relationships with Gen Ys 3 Tips for Changing Careers Within Your Company BEST SELLERS Guide to Persuasive Presentations HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials Financial Intelligence Collection HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself Guide to Better Business Writing PwC View Magazine Sign up for a complimentary subscription of PwC View 12 Magazine. Article topics include: Emerging-market strategies for an anticorruption era; Focusing on healthcare value; Business transformation through M&A; The Cleantech Revolution; Interview with economist Kenneth Rogoff. Sign up now » UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "Management Tip of the Day" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every day. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2010 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)