Never underestimate the power of Improvisation to turn an unpopular change into a winning strategy.
FORBES: Improvisation -- a Different Way of Solving Business Problems Yields Big Rewards
MPs and activists only tolerated a move to the centre because it seemed a winning strategy.
ECONOMIST: The Conservatives are doing well, but not well enough
He hit on a winning strategy: He returned his father's calls only when the messages were nice.
And it is rarely a winning strategy, because when predators raise prices again, they invariably attract new competitors.
In 2012, at least, the Democrats proved that this was a winning strategy.
FORBES: Bobby Jindal's Jab At Mitt Romney Underscores Republicans' Dilemma
But the base is not enough, because getting a larger share of a shrinking market is not a winning strategy.
Merck may have found a winning strategy in its efforts to stave off hoards of Vioxx lawsuits: Go on the offensive.
Making gadgets in a rainbow of Lifesaver candy colors was a winning strategy for Apple with its original iMac G3s.
FORBES: Just for Men? Here's a $250 Android Tablet Just For Women
There are no guarantees in this business, but siding with the Big Money over the little guy is generally a winning strategy.
Banking on the youngest voters is not much of a winning strategy.
Could acquisition be a winning strategy for your company in 2013?
FORBES: The Good, The Bad and The Tragic: Stories of Acquisition for Growth
Positioning it as a less threatening, more evolutionary, progression is a winning strategy for brands truly looking to connect with IT audiences and drive increased adoption.
These companies realize that when fuel is the centerpiece of financial viability, their ability to buy fuel at the lowest cost possible is imperative to a winning strategy.
FORBES: Higher Gas Prices Here To Stay, But Fuel Price Volatility Can Be Tamed
This has been a winning strategy for the firm so far in 2013, and if the analyst estimate trend is any guide, it could continue into the second quarter as well.
FORBES: HP Reinventing Itself In Hyper-Competitive Computer Market
Investors will likely have an investing feast with the IPOs coming out because, "any company that can go public in this environment has a winning strategy by definition, " says John Osbon, founder of Osbon Capital Management.
Sitting on the sidelines during the political wrangling in Washington hasn't been a winning strategy in recent years either, as stocks have rebounded and come back stronger each time, says David Kelly, chief strategist at J.
With polls showing most Americans' minds are made up on the health care law, experts also question whether an argument over an arcane point of law that confuses most people is a winning strategy or lost on most.
Setting low expectations seems like a winning strategy for banking executives these days, and Corbat, who announced 11, 000 job cuts in his first major move from the corner office in December, certainly has a hurdle he should be able to clear in the quarters to come.
FORBES: Banks On Parade: BofA, Citi Stumble After Latest Results
Almost as bad as noncomputable problems are intractable ones (such as determining whether there is a guaranteed winning strategy for an arbitrary chess position), which cannot be solved in a reasonable amount of time.
If he has started to gain ground that he does not lose again, this week could see the start of a winning election strategy.
ECONOMIST: Why George Bush needs to be careful, rather than daring
But does it really represent a winning electoral strategy for Democrats?
Would anyone guess there's a strategy to winning a seemingly simple game like tic-tac-toe?
This is a dispute that the Bush side is winning on a simple but effective strategy of decibels and repetition.
But culture is indisputably a critical enabling component of strategy, especially a guerrilla strategy that critically depends on winning hearts and minds over better than incumbents.
Strategy matters, but without a winning culture and the right values to drive it forward, your strategy will take you nowhere.
The stellar stock performance helps keep Apple front of mind in business commentary but Apple and Jobs are not necessarily winning with a brand or strategy perceived as innovative .
FORBES: Mirror Mirror on the Wall. Are Apple and Steve Jobs Really The Most Innovative of All?
The guidelines Pirelli received from the sport's brass called for more days like the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix, a race where tire strategy became decisive for Lewis Hamilton in winning a five-way battle.
Game theory is used to understand how decisions are made in fields as diverse as economics and evolutionary biology, and even for a game as simple as coin-flipping it can yield a strategy that gives each player the best chance of winning (or, at least, of coming out even).
应用推荐