Indispensable to sound strategy: trust and confidence in the planner
Abstract
Purpose
The objective of this paper is to probe the extent of confidence and trust in oneself, in others, and in the future when devising plans and strategy.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper evokes specific incidents, past and present, marking the bases of confidence sustained, abandoned, or disregarded.
Findings
This paper presents examples of outcomes that may be overlaid on readers' current exercises in planning or scenario development.
Originality/value
This is an example of the continuing value of analyses in retrostrategy: understanding how/why a future‐oriented scheme is succeeding, failing, or having indifferent effect.
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Citation
Richardson, J. (2009), "Indispensable to sound strategy: trust and confidence in the planner", Foresight, Vol. 11 No. 3, pp. 56-66. https://doi.org/10.1108/14636680910963945
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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