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Content: thinking strategically chapter 1: ten tales of strategies
Reflection:
1. The hot hand story tells us that in strategy, no less than in physics. For every actions we take, there is a reaction. We do not live and act in a vacuum. Therefore, we could not assume that when we change our behavior everything else will remain unchanged,
2. De Gaulle’s success in negotiations suggests that the stuck wheel gets the grease. But be stubborn is not always easy, especially when one has to be more stubborn than an obstinate adversary. Intransigence.
3. The tale from the Gulag and the story of belling the act demonstrate the difficulty of obtaining outcomes that require coordination and individual sacrifice.
4. The example of trade policy highlights the danger of solving problem piece by piece. Because myopic decision maker fail to look ahead and see the whole picture.
5. In technology races, those who trail tend to employ more innovative strategies, the leader tend to imitate the followers;
6. Tennis and tax audits point out the strategic advantage of being unpredictable. Such behavior may also have the added advantage that it makes life just a little more interesting.