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vescis.bsky.social
Wake up babe, new boycott just dropped

Hasbro is the latest corporation to funnel money to JKR's hate campaign. Please stop supporting as many Hasbro products as you can.

Kicking myself as I bought Sanibel literally yesterday...
hasbro on Instagram: "IT BEGINS 2027! ⚡️Together with @warnerbros, Hasbro will bring Harry Potter into a bold new chapter of play... and magic.✨🪄#Hasbro…"
IT BEGINS 2027! ⚡️Together with @warnerbros, Hasbro will bring Harry Potter into a bold new chapter of play... and magic.✨🪄#Hasbro#WarnerBrosDiscovery #HarryPotter#PlayingToWin
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February 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
myerscorpcosplay.bsky.social
"Queen of Hearts, Ace of Spades… Watch your step, *mon ami*—this Gambit’s got luck on his side." 🃏♠️

📸 **Photo by:** @tyroneislington.bsky.social
#Gambit #XMen #MarvelCosplay #CosplayLife #PlayingToWin"
July 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
thepageladies.bsky.social
🏒❤️ Addictive sports romances!
#HockeyBoy by #BrittaneeNicole
#PlayingtoWin by #MonicaMurphy
#TheWildCard by #StephanieArcher
#DreamGirlDrama by #TessaBailey

Packed with chemistry, tension, humor & feel-good moments, add these to your TBR! #books #read #bookrec #bookreview
June 6, 2026 at 5:59 PM
authorkimfindlay.bsky.social
Last time to Friday Kiss this book - it's live next Friday. #fridaykiss #hockeyromance #playingtowin
“Come here,” he growled, sitting upright. I’d have liked to do a sexy stalk to the bed, or crawl up it like a cat, but my knee wouldn’t cooperate. I limped to the side of the bed, and he wrapped those big hands around my waist, lifting me up and over him. www.kimfindlay.ca Friday Kiss - Sexy
February 23, 2024 at 2:18 PM
authorkimfindlay.bsky.social
My reader group on FB, Runaway Romance has seen this, and my newsletter subscribers get it Wednesday, but here's a sneak peek. #hockeyromance #coverreveal #playingtowin #torontoblaze #fakedating #goalie #womenshockey
Cover reveal coming soon. Showing ripped paper teasing at cover hidden underneath
January 29, 2024 at 5:18 PM
sirlin.bsky.social
Here's two cases where players played to lose on purpose. The 1st's rules were so crazy that it was the "natural" result! The 2nd's rules were too ripe for cheating. An entertaining reminder to make good tournament rules.
youtu.be/18hTOpz084w
#PlayingToWin #PlayingToLose
Playing to Lose!
YouTube video by Sirlin on Design
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August 19, 2024 at 8:56 PM
renegrywnow.bsky.social
"We need AI because everyone else is doing it" isn't a strategy.

Part III of Week 34: applying Lafley & Martin's Playing to Win cascade to Physical AI investment decisions.

Systems don't fail. Decisions do.
#Strategy #PhysicalAI #PlayingToWin
August 23, 2026 at 6:27 AM
grantwhunter.bsky.social
"A company needs management systems that build and maintain the distinctive capabilities that underpin a unique how to win in the chosen where to play that meets its winning aspiration."

https://bit.ly/3jaRQ5Z

#productmanagement #productgrowth #playingtowin
The Role of Management Systems in Strategy
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November 10, 2024 at 11:26 AM
grantwhunter.bsky.social
"My test for whether a stated choice is actually a strategic choice is whether or not the opposite of the choice is stupid on its face." --Roger Martin

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#productmanagement #productgrowth #playingtowin
Is the Opposite of Your Choice Stupid on its Face?
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November 10, 2024 at 11:26 AM
grantwhunter.bsky.social
"The low purported share may be factual based on the company’s generic definition of the market in which it operates." --Roger Martin

https://bit.ly/3cxJ8O7

#productmanagement #productgrowth #playingtowin
Why I am Skeptical of Low Market Shares
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November 10, 2024 at 11:26 AM
grantwhunter.bsky.social
"If a strategy does not have specific management systems that serve the purpose of building and maintaining distinctive capabilities, then those capabilities either won’t get built . . . or will deteriorate . . ."

https://bit.ly/3jicqBx

#productmanagement #playingtowin
The Role of Management Systems in Strategy
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November 10, 2024 at 11:26 AM
grantwhunter.bsky.social
"For example, the opposite of the choice to be customer-centric is to ignore customers entirely, which is stupid on its face." --Roger Martin

https://bit.ly/3oSJFwC

#productmanagement #productgrowth #playingtowin
Is the Opposite of Your Choice Stupid on its Face?
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November 10, 2024 at 11:26 AM
grantwhunter.bsky.social
"A company should have a definition of market share that helps it grow. These low shares don’t help . . ." --Roger Martin

https://bit.ly/2Lok6pk

#productmanagement #productgrowth #playingtowin
Why I am Skeptical of Low Market Shares
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November 10, 2024 at 11:26 AM
grantwhunter.bsky.social
"if the capabilities and management systems of an organization are entirely or nearly identical to those of competitors, its where-to-play and how-to-win choices will be replicated as soon as shown to be successful."

https://bit.ly/3cQCtPk

#productmanagement #playingtowin
The Role of Management Systems in Strategy
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November 10, 2024 at 11:26 AM
grantwhunter.bsky.social
"The key is to switch the fundamental question you consider from what is true to what would have to be true." -Roger Martin

https://bit.ly/3paSL7U

#productmanagement #productstrategy #playingtowin
A Simple Nuance that Produces Great Strategy Discussions
Don’t make strategy a battleground.
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November 10, 2024 at 11:26 AM
grantwhunter.bsky.social
"If instead we can focus from the outset on what would have to be true, the conversation can head in the direction of collaboration and mutual exploration of ideas." -Roger Martin

https://bit.ly/3aU74Zs

#productmanagement #productstrategy #playingtowin
A Simple Nuance that Produces Great Strategy Discussions
Don’t make strategy a battleground.
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November 10, 2024 at 11:26 AM
grantwhunter.bsky.social
"Since strategy is the act of making distinctive choices that position your organization uniquely to win, by definition a choice the opposite of which is stupid on its face is not a strategy choice." --Roger Martin

https://bit.ly/3aKYjB2

#productmanagement #playingtowin
Is the Opposite of Your Choice Stupid on its Face?
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November 10, 2024 at 11:26 AM
grantwhunter.bsky.social
"I have rarely seen a company that both describes its current share as under 20% (let’s stick with the 8% share) and acts consistently with that belief, actually improve that share tangibly." --Roger Martin

https://bit.ly/2YVNzu1

#productmanagement #productgrowth #playingtowin
Why I am Skeptical of Low Market Shares
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November 10, 2024 at 11:25 AM
grantwhunter.bsky.social
"This is a productive process, one that builds group cohesion and collaboration — and keeps the battleground at bay." -Roger Martin

https://bit.ly/2Zg0NSG

#productmanagement #productstrategy #playingtowin
A Simple Nuance that Produces Great Strategy Discussions
Don’t make strategy a battleground.
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November 10, 2024 at 11:20 AM
grantwhunter.bsky.social
"In this way, real strategy choices make the world a better place: they are good for customers, shareholders, employees and communities." --Roger Martin

https://bit.ly/3jK0Nng

#productmanagement #playingtowin
Is the Opposite of Your Choice Stupid on its Face?
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November 10, 2024 at 11:20 AM
grantwhunter.bsky.social
"What customers are buying a product . . . with your general set of attributes, in the general range of your price point, served . . . by distribution channels you use . . ." --Roger Martin

https://bit.ly/3jNKF3W

#productmanagement #productgrowth #playingtowin
Why I am Skeptical of Low Market Shares
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November 10, 2024 at 11:20 AM
grantwhunter.bsky.social
"Others hold strategy to be centrally important and have extremely lofty statements of their strategy. They typically have a majestic statement of vision/mission/aspiration." -Roger Martin

https://bit.ly/3qft1IZ

#productmanagement #productgrowth #playingtowin
Strategy is what you DO, not what you SAY
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November 10, 2024 at 11:20 AM
grantwhunter.bsky.social
"The key is to make and enumerate management systems choices that are disproportionate, novel and notable compared to competitors and linked to building distinctive capabilities for the company."

https://bit.ly/2Nc5OZP

#productmanagement #playingtowin
The Role of Management Systems in Strategy
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November 10, 2024 at 11:20 AM
grantwhunter.bsky.social
"the convergence on a set of non-strategic choices provides a great opportunity for others to utilize that bland backdrop to forge a distinctive strategy" --Roger Martin

https://bit.ly/3psGWKB

#productmanagement #playingtowin
Is the Opposite of Your Choice Stupid on its Face?
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November 10, 2024 at 11:19 AM
grantwhunter.bsky.social
"The superior alternative is to be more disciplined in defining the box in which you actually compete." --Roger Martin

https://bit.ly/3kbnVv5

#productmanagement #productgrowth #playingtowin
Why I am Skeptical of Low Market Shares
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November 10, 2024 at 11:14 AM