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Monday, October 14, 2002
• Sumo Strategy - My favorite sport, Sumo, is a straightforward endeavor with simple rules -- stay on your feet, stay in the ring, and push your opponent down or out (with only a few additional common sense prohibitions regarding closed fists, eyes, throats and groins). Like business, simple rules; sustain a system to attract customers and deliver on your promises to them. Maybe there’s some metaphors from sumo that could apply to business.
Sumo: Big guy grinding opponent out of the ring. (another example) Business: Operational excellence, marketing by reputation and momentum.
Sumo: Side-stepping -- Zigging when a zag is expected.
Business: Anticipating resistance and redefining the offer.
Sumo: Nimbleness -- coming at the opponent from the side, or even from behind
Business: Redefining the approach to the market, maybe even the market itself, selling capabilities to come at the market from an unusual direction.
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