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Good Strategy Bad Strategy — Rumelt’s Kernel, Power Sources, and Strategist Thinking
An extremely detailed practitioner synthesis of Richard Rumelt’s Good Strategy Bad Strategy—the kernel (diagnosis, guiding policy, coherent actions), hallmarks of bad strategy, sources of power, and how to think like a strategist with Nvidia, Cisco, Apple, and Walmart lenses.
AI Playbook2026-07-3027 min readintroductory
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An extremely detailed practitioner synthesis of Richard Rumelt’s Good Strategy Bad Strategy—the kernel (diagnosis, guiding policy, coherent actions), hallmarks of bad strategy, sources of power, and how to think like a strategist with Nvidia, Cisco, Apple, and Walmart lenses.
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