Comments on: Find Your Blue Ocean http://www.baldrige.com/criteria_strategicplanning/find-your-blue-ocean/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:53:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Brian Lassiter http://www.baldrige.com/criteria_strategicplanning/find-your-blue-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-8101 Brian Lassiter Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:58:01 +0000 http://www.baldrige.com/?p=1110#comment-8101 You're right, George. Finding (and successfully executing strategies to capitalize on) a blue ocean requires discipline, leadership, considerable market information, and data upon which to judge if your strategies are working (and the agility to course-correct, as needed). The concept is relatively simple, but -- like many things -- the challenge is in the execution. Thanks for chiming in. You’re right, George. Finding (and successfully executing strategies to capitalize on) a blue ocean requires discipline, leadership, considerable market information, and data upon which to judge if your strategies are working (and the agility to course-correct, as needed). The concept is relatively simple, but — like many things — the challenge is in the execution. Thanks for chiming in.

]]> By: George w. Salama http://www.baldrige.com/criteria_strategicplanning/find-your-blue-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-8084 George w. Salama Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:45:03 +0000 http://www.baldrige.com/?p=1110#comment-8084 IMAGINE!! That is the heart of BOS. Here is what it takes: Analytical: of own strengths Empathetical: of need. Multi-Industry: to benefit from experience. Visionary: of ways to use the Strength to fill the Need Courage: To make be an Agent of Change. George Salama former President & CEO Western Solargenics Inc. IMAGINE!! That is the heart of BOS. Here is what it takes:

Analytical: of own strengths
Empathetical: of need.
Multi-Industry: to benefit from experience.
Visionary: of ways to use the Strength to fill the Need
Courage: To make be an Agent of Change.

George Salama
former President & CEO
Western Solargenics Inc.

]]> By: Brian Lassiter http://www.baldrige.com/criteria_strategicplanning/find-your-blue-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Brian Lassiter Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:12:22 +0000 http://www.baldrige.com/?p=1110#comment-412 I completely agree, Trafford. The goal is to find market space that is not being served, enter, and dominate. If you're interested, the full article that was the source for this blog post is at http://www.councilforquality.org/about_newsletter.cfm (Oct 2009). -- Brian I completely agree, Trafford. The goal is to find market space that is not being served, enter, and dominate. If you’re interested, the full article that was the source for this blog post is at http://www.councilforquality.org/about_newsletter.cfm (Oct 2009). — Brian

]]> By: trafford http://www.baldrige.com/criteria_strategicplanning/find-your-blue-ocean/comment-page-1/#comment-383 trafford Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:20:07 +0000 http://www.baldrige.com/?p=1110#comment-383 The aim of BOS is not to out-perform the competition in the existing industry, but to create new market space or a blue ocean, thereby making the competition irrelevant. I think it is better to create new market space or a blue ocean rather than competing in the existing market. The aim of BOS is not to out-perform the competition in the existing industry, but to create new market space or a blue ocean, thereby making the competition irrelevant. I think it is better to create new market space or a blue ocean rather than competing in the existing market.

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