ENG3 Strategy Flashcards
to express clearly
to articulate
adj: (in)articulate, noun: articulation
e. g. “We need to articulate a long-term vision.”
to form an opinion about sth. based on the information which is available, to infer
to deduce
noun: deduction, verb: deductive
e. g. “Can I deduce from your silence that you don’t agree?”
to develop gradually, esp. from a simple to a more complicated form, e.g. “How will our industry
to evolve
noun: evolution
here: to make productive use of , e.g. “She fully exploited all her opportunities”.
to exploit
noun: exploitation
(These words are also used disapprovingly in the sense of “to use sth or treat sb unfairly.”)
to encourage sb or sth to develop
to foster
e.g. to foster innovation
to get to a better position by going past sb else or by missing some stages
to leapfrog
e.g. “to leapfrog the experience curve.”
here: to use (for gain), to exploit
to leverage
to duplicate, to repeat
to replicate
e.g. “a strategy which is difficult to replicate”
to improve sth by making small changes to it
to refine
noun: refinement
e. g. “We need to refine our approach.”
to become, and continue to be, successful, strong etc.
to thrive (on) e.g. "Some people thrive on competition."
to turn something upside down
to upend sth.
e.g. “Globalization has upended the business environement.”
the process of changing
adaption
verb: to adapt, adjectives: adaptive (an adaptive andvantage), adaptable
e. g. “rapid adaption to new market coniditions”
nimbleness (Gewandtheit)
agility
e.g. “Good managers have the mental agility to deal with complex strategic issues.”
here. increase in value over a period of time
appriciation
verb: to appreciate
e. g. “an appreciation in real estate values.”
a large group or collection of people or things
array
e.g. “an array of hardware partners”
the process of spreading sth over a wide ares
dispersal
verb: to disperse
e. g. “The dispersal of decision rights encourages innovation.”
