Stop Doubling Down on Your Failing Strategy

Over the Christmas break I had time to catch up on some holiday reading. In doing this I found a Harvard Business Review Article (Nov-Dec 2017) of particular interest and relevance to the IT industry with the huge amount of change that it is experiencing.

With the growth of cloud, co-lo, hybrid IT, XaaS and recurring revenue, we have seen many vendors and their partners struggle as they continue to persist with an out of date business model, rather than adapt and move on. This article explores the psychological reasons why managers sometimes persist with a failing strategy, and 6 rules for avoiding poor decision making traps. Read on to ensure that you don’t end up holding on to a once successful strategy for far too long. 

Stop Doubling Down on Your Failing Strategy