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Post by dorcas on Sept 28, 2013 23:29:34 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Know What Your Game Is, And Play It Tight
I absolutely agree with Sara, trying to do everything will lead you to nowhere. Doing only one thing at a time is every important in everything which you need to be successful. Also playing your game which means doing something that you know better or something that you like, because it means that you will enjoy and you probably want to spen your time doing something that you like. If you are good at something to that and focus only on that and looks for ways to make what you like to be the best.
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Post by tyancey on Sept 29, 2013 13:24:35 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Know What Your Game Is, And Play It Tight
I agree with this article but I also disagree with this article. I do believe that it is important to focus on your main goal and be able to perform your task better than everyone else. However, I also feel that the world of business has changed so much and with the economy and competition that is present in every industry, a company can not always just focus on one thing and make enough to stay afloat. Sometimes companies need to be able to broaden their business and expand to other areas that complement their original idea. When demands and technology changes, companies should be able to change with them to be successful. However, I understand that smaller business are not always able to expand their businesses.
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Post by stephaniemeyer on Sept 29, 2013 19:18:39 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Know What Your Game Is, And Play It Tight
"Do one thing perfectly........." instead of trying to do several in a mediocre manner is what the author is stating in this article. How true is that?! It is much easier to focus on our one strength and work on improving that one area until we excel at it than it is to work on 3 or 4 things at one time. Not only will it take us much longer to show improvement in all the other areas, but it will also frustrate us (and perhaps help us loose business) while we work on improving several different areas. At the fast food chain I worked at, we focused on keeping our number one position in the industry by realizing we excelled at speedy service and excellent prices. We couldn't try to compete with the steak and potato chains as we knew if would hurt our time/speed records and thereby hurt our business/profits. We had/have a reputation for offering the best prices on great tasting products (though limited) and the speediest record of all fast food chains. We worked on knowing what our game was and playing it tight!
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Post by natjohnson90 on Sept 29, 2013 20:10:19 GMT -6
I want to start off by saying that I like the title of the article. Sara Bordo says, "Absolutely know what your game is, and play your game as tight and as focused as you can." Basically Sara is saying that whatever you are good at doing, stick to it and don't switch up.
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Post by katiebourgeois on Sept 30, 2013 7:18:00 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Know What Your Game Is, And Play It Tight
I agree with Bordo. I think it is important to know your goal and do everything you can to reach it. It is important to stay focused on that goal and not stray away from your plans. If you focus on doing one thing perfectly rather than a bunch of things decently, you can form a competitive advantage with that one thing. It would be hard for competitors to catch up to your company or to do it better. You would hopefully attract more customers/clients because they want the best to do their work for them. In business, I think it is important to know where you want your business to go and to do everything you can to get it there.
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Post by lana.guay on Sept 30, 2013 15:35:12 GMT -6
Companies should have a mission, and always enforce it. Consistently remind employees of it also so they can remember the big picture of it. I think this article is explaining how important it is to always take a step back, look at your main mission and main focus, what you are really good at and what you aren't as good at and learn how to build your strengths even more. I believe it is better to have one great strength, than 4 mediocre things. What your strength is is what makes your company unique and it's important remember that and embrace it.
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Post by trey on Oct 1, 2013 9:28:21 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Know What Your Game Is, And Play It Tight
I agree and disagree with this article. I do believe in becoming the absolute best in a field therefore making your competition look like they are lacking and behind. With this tactic you can corner a market. However, the necessity to diversify is still important. Without diversification and the ability to do other things customers may shy away.
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Post by zekesonnier on Oct 1, 2013 14:33:55 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Know What Your Game Is, And Play It Tight
Bordo mentions to do one thing, stay on vision, don't get side tracked. What she talks about in this article reminds me of a strategy. She saw an opportunity and she went for it while instilling those objective into her employees. She has built her company on the vision she created and is probably now branded for her service. She made a straight forward point to not get too side track and spread yourself too thin. We can only spread ourselves so much before other companies find opportunities in our weaknesses.
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Post by ernestmajoue on Oct 3, 2013 10:47:37 GMT -6
Sara Bordo has a great vision on how to run her company and is successful at doing so. Focusing on one thing is great and doing that one thing to the best of your ability is also great. I am going to say as long as the one thing you are focused on to have a successful company is working and making a profit then keep on moving forward. Just do not forget to evaluate the progress of your mission and vision for your company. Basically do not get tunnel vision and forget about your competition and goals.
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Post by beccabourgeois on Oct 4, 2013 9:44:51 GMT -6
In this article Sara Bordo talks about knowing what your game is and playing your game tight and staying focused. Her advice is to be very specific about your company's goals and sticking to them. It's about finding something great and being true to it. You need to develop into it and continue to grow to accomplish that one goal. Bordo suggests to choose one thing and do it perfectly, rather than having four things that you do mediocrely. Overall, this article is about finding your niche and being the best at that one thing.
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Post by leetaranto on Oct 7, 2013 9:44:36 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Know What Your Game Is, And Play It Tight
This article say that in order for business to be organized they have to be played really tight. Without playing the game tight then everyone would not have the same goals in mind. Also the goals have to be achieved in a perfect manner instead of a disorganized one. This article could help in the future by letting one know to to things one by one in order to get quality.
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Post by banessau on Oct 7, 2013 18:38:10 GMT -6
Know What Your Game Is, And Play It Tight
This article makes a very good point in continuing to do what you excel at rather than working on four things and letting that one strength become low. This ties into the other article I responded about. Working on our "weaknesses" rather than continuing our strengths can affect us in the long run. I am not saying not to work on the weaknesses, but not 100 percent. It is a weakness for a reason; its someone else's strength so they can handle that to make the company work efficiently. Putting it all together makes everything run smoothly. Also a big point mentioned is to stay truly focused on one main thing. We have to have out eye on the main prize.
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Post by katiesnyder on Oct 8, 2013 12:26:27 GMT -6
Instant MBA: Know What Your Game is, And Play It Tight Business owners should stay focused on the goal they want to achieve. They should have one mission and carry out that mission. If they stray from that mission then they goal will never get accomplished. Companies often lose focus because they think they can’t achieve there goals and stray to a different one. They should just stay with one and carry it out till the end.
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Post by billyg on Oct 8, 2013 14:47:00 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Know What Your Game Is, And Play It Tight
Focusing on the main singular goal can lead to great success. Many companies might find themselves with increasing numbers of competitors because they stray from their main goal to achieve multiples at once. By creating one goal and sticking to it 100%, your company should be able to pass those who stray from the goal. Not only should the owner and leaders focus on this, but rather the entire company should invest in this main goal achievement.
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Post by wparker on Oct 8, 2013 17:12:22 GMT -6
"Know what your game is, and play it tight"
This article is very true. You, as a company, need to stay focused on your goal and not worry about exploring other endeavors. As Bordo states, "Do one thing perfectly, rather than trying to do four related things in a mediocre fashion." It really is better to produce one thing at a 100% quality level, rather than 3+ different things at a quality level of 40-50%. You definitely need to stay focused on you mission and not get side tracked with other things. Competitors will be able to pass up your company, just like Brodo was able to do when her competitors lost focus and started working on other things.
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