ADVISORY SERVICES CREDO
Simply put, Strategy is a set of competitive moves to achieve targeted performance objectives. So you need to keep gaining competitive advantage (i.e. you need to keep surprising and surpassing competition in whatever you do) to achieve those objectives. And if you keep doing them you will surely build strong economic moats! However, we are sure you will agree that achieving those targeted performance objectives through on-ground execution are the most challenging part of any business! Why? Because the operating environment is described by some as VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous), RUPT (Rapid, Unpredictable, Paradoxical, Tangled), BANI (Brittle, Anxious, Non-Linear, Incomprehensible) or TUNA (Turbulent, Uncertain, Novel, Ambiguous).
Well…Well…!! Bottomline: The Marketplace is Hostile (highly competitive due to existing players, potential new entrants, potential newer industries reconstructing their market boundaries), Inter-related (inter-connected and inter-dependent), Dynamic (rapidly changing, volatile, turbulent, anxious, unpredictable), Complex (tangled, non-linear, novel), Ambiguous (incomprehensible), Paradoxical and Uncertain!!! Given the unfathomable characteristics of the marketplace, it is extremely imperative that your strategic moves and execution plans are contextualized (and not driven by a standard one size fits all approach), well-resourced and supported by a formidable army of super committed troops led by seasoned generals & smart advisors armed with new age, best-to-next practices and tools.
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Here’s wishing you ONWARDS > and UPWARDS ^ ; the theme captured in our logo as well!!!
THE SMART KNIGHT
We endeavor to stand by our clients in their ambitious pursuits, hand holding them, coaching them, serving them as those trusted and seasoned generals / advisors or simply put as SMART Knights! SMART Knights is intended to imply that we are not just either a white knight (first-mover offensive strategy) or a black knight (fast-second mover defensive to offensive strategy) but someone who is smart enough to decipher what works and when; someone who is agile and nimble footed to adapt and turn the tables in your favor through on-ground execution!
There is an unending debate about the primacy of Strategy or Execution. We at Smart Knights Advisory believe both are eternally inseparable and hence we work with our clients to produce tangible results.
