Comments on: Tactics Seldom Work, Without Strategy http://www.davidhenderson.com/2009/03/22/tactics-seldom-work-without-strategy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tactics-seldom-work-without-strategy Writer, communications strategist, Emmy Award winning former CBS News correspondent Fri, 18 May 2012 13:09:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: DH http://www.davidhenderson.com/2009/03/22/tactics-seldom-work-without-strategy/#comment-2640 DH Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:56:05 +0000 http://www.davidhenderson.com/?p=2963#comment-2640 Carl, Strategy in communications isn't a menu of different types or flavors. Not sure what you are suggesting. David Carl,

Strategy in communications isn’t a menu of different types or flavors. Not sure what you are suggesting.

David

]]> By: Carl Scott http://www.davidhenderson.com/2009/03/22/tactics-seldom-work-without-strategy/#comment-2639 Carl Scott Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:51:54 +0000 http://www.davidhenderson.com/?p=2963#comment-2639 Hi David, Strategy is important, but what do you mean? Strategy comes in different levels, strategy - grand strategy etc... Tks Carl Hi David,

Strategy is important, but what do you mean? Strategy comes in different levels, strategy – grand strategy etc…

Tks
Carl

]]> By: Lisa-Marie Cashman http://www.davidhenderson.com/2009/03/22/tactics-seldom-work-without-strategy/#comment-2634 Lisa-Marie Cashman Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:25:37 +0000 http://www.davidhenderson.com/?p=2963#comment-2634 Hi David, Boy, am I glad you put it out there. I have been dizzy watching all the top 10 lists flying around on Twitter and the groups on Linkedin. It almost resembles the old carpetbaggery displayed at your local circus. Which tonic or salve will you be convinced to buy? I'll be watching with interest as you continue to delve into this subject. Hi David,

Boy, am I glad you put it out there. I have been dizzy watching all the top 10 lists flying around on Twitter and the groups on Linkedin.

It almost resembles the old carpetbaggery displayed at your local circus. Which tonic or salve will you be convinced to buy?

I’ll be watching with interest as you continue to delve into this subject.

]]> By: Barney http://www.davidhenderson.com/2009/03/22/tactics-seldom-work-without-strategy/#comment-2624 Barney Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:07:37 +0000 http://www.davidhenderson.com/?p=2963#comment-2624 Armed forces cannot fight on tactics alone. Someone has to have a grand strategic vision about what is to be achieved. Then the strategies can be planned to achieve the goal. Tactics comes last. Tactics without vision or strategy? Waste of time and potentially dangerous. Tactics are certainly easier than strategy, but I'm not sure that strategic vision is entirely lacking in government. I'm part of a government senior stakeholder group in the UK, advising the Government Equalities Office on aspects of a forthcoming Equality Bill. There's no doubt that the the government ministers in charge of the Bill have a vision that the Bill will make Britain a more equal society. Their strategic planning is based on this vision. Of course, it is possible to disagree with the vision. It is also possible to agree with the vision but to consider that the government's strategic approach is misguided. But one cannot deny that there is still high level vision in our government. And the ministers acknowledge that what they are trying to achieve is challenging and requires imagination, organization and hard work. I look forward to reading your posts about strategic planning. I hope they will give me some useful ideas to input into discussions in the stakeholder group. Armed forces cannot fight on tactics alone. Someone has to have a grand strategic vision about what is to be achieved. Then the strategies can be planned to achieve the goal. Tactics comes last. Tactics without vision or strategy? Waste of time and potentially dangerous.

Tactics are certainly easier than strategy, but I’m not sure that strategic vision is entirely lacking in government. I’m part of a government senior stakeholder group in the UK, advising the Government Equalities Office on aspects of a forthcoming Equality Bill. There’s no doubt that the the government ministers in charge of the Bill have a vision that the Bill will make Britain a more equal society. Their strategic planning is based on this vision.

Of course, it is possible to disagree with the vision. It is also possible to agree with the vision but to consider that the government’s strategic approach is misguided. But one cannot deny that there is still high level vision in our government. And the ministers acknowledge that what they are trying to achieve is challenging and requires imagination, organization and hard work.

I look forward to reading your posts about strategic planning. I hope they will give me some useful ideas to input into discussions in the stakeholder group.

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