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Business C1 · Unit 2 · Strategy & competitive advantage

2A. Where we play, how we win

C1 · Advanced Business English · advanced discourse markers

Unit 2 · Epigraph
"The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do."
— Michael E. Porter
Objectives

What you'll be able to do

4 min
  • Distinguish a strategy from a plan and defend the distinction in a meeting.
  • Deploy advanced discourse markers (that said, granted, on balance, by contrast) to hedge and pivot.
  • Apply the Playing to Win framework to a real business decision.
  • Name a specific 'where not to play' without flinching.
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