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Why Most Companies Confuse Ambition With Strategy with Rupert Morrison

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Strategy isn’t a wishlist—it’s a series of tough choices about where to play and how to win. In this episode, economist, entrepreneur, and Strategic Value Creation author Rupert Morrison joins Bill Banham to break down why so many organisations confuse goals with strategy, and how to build a simple, practical system that links strategy to plans, KPIs, and boardroom decisions.

Rupert walks through the core steps: define your unique value factors, map the capabilities that power them, and capture the activity system on one page. Then make it real with a plan-on-a-page showing today’s metrics, five-year targets, and the critical initiatives across customer, revenue, operations, finance, and people.

We also cover how to test for defensible advantage—network effects, brand strength, cornered resources, process power—so your organisation is building something competitors can’t easily copy.

For leaders wrestling with reporting, Rupert explains why most board packs fail and introduces a clear “view from the bridge” approach: start with highlights, lowlights, key issues, and explicit recommendations, then support the narrative with data. He also lifts the lid on private equity portfolio reporting and how tracking against the investment thesis can sharpen focus in any organisation.

If you want to turn ambition into a genuine advantage, this episode is for you!

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Chapters

1. Welcome And Guest Setup (00:00:00)

2. Why Work And Problem-Solving Matter (00:02:34)

3. From Org Design To Strategy Gaps (00:04:14)

4. Defining Strategy Versus Plans (00:06:10)

5. Activity Systems And One-Page Strategy (00:09:45)

6. Power In Markets And Defensibility (00:12:45)

7. Plan On A Page And Prioritization (00:15:10)

8. Board Packs That Drive Decisions (00:18:15)

9. Top-Down Meets Bottom-Up Learning (00:21:10)

10. Private Equity Portfolio Reporting (00:24:00)

11. How To Connect And Further Resources (00:26:35)

12. Closing And Subscribe Prompt (00:27:56)

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Strategy isn’t a wishlist—it’s a series of tough choices about where to play and how to win. In this episode, economist, entrepreneur, and Strategic Value Creation author Rupert Morrison joins Bill Banham to break down why so many organisations confuse goals with strategy, and how to build a simple, practical system that links strategy to plans, KPIs, and boardroom decisions.

Rupert walks through the core steps: define your unique value factors, map the capabilities that power them, and capture the activity system on one page. Then make it real with a plan-on-a-page showing today’s metrics, five-year targets, and the critical initiatives across customer, revenue, operations, finance, and people.

We also cover how to test for defensible advantage—network effects, brand strength, cornered resources, process power—so your organisation is building something competitors can’t easily copy.

For leaders wrestling with reporting, Rupert explains why most board packs fail and introduces a clear “view from the bridge” approach: start with highlights, lowlights, key issues, and explicit recommendations, then support the narrative with data. He also lifts the lid on private equity portfolio reporting and how tracking against the investment thesis can sharpen focus in any organisation.

If you want to turn ambition into a genuine advantage, this episode is for you!

Support the show

Feature Your Brand on the HRchat Podcast

The HRchat show has had 100,000s of downloads and is frequently listed as one of the most popular global podcasts for HR pros, Talent execs and leaders. It is ranked in the top ten in the world based on traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness. The podcast is also ranked as the Best Canadian HR Podcast by FeedSpot and one of the top 10% most popular shows by Listen Score.
Want to share the story of how your business is helping to shape the world of work? We offer sponsored episodes, audio adverts, email campaigns, and a host of other options. Check out packages here.

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Welcome And Guest Setup (00:00:00)

2. Why Work And Problem-Solving Matter (00:02:34)

3. From Org Design To Strategy Gaps (00:04:14)

4. Defining Strategy Versus Plans (00:06:10)

5. Activity Systems And One-Page Strategy (00:09:45)

6. Power In Markets And Defensibility (00:12:45)

7. Plan On A Page And Prioritization (00:15:10)

8. Board Packs That Drive Decisions (00:18:15)

9. Top-Down Meets Bottom-Up Learning (00:21:10)

10. Private Equity Portfolio Reporting (00:24:00)

11. How To Connect And Further Resources (00:26:35)

12. Closing And Subscribe Prompt (00:27:56)

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