The Ten Fingers of Management

It's simple...not easy.

Bottom-Line Up Front

In life and management, there are the things you can control and the things you can’t control; it’d be wise to know which is which.

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The Magic of Ten

You have ten fingers. You have ten toes.

Management has ten fingers, too.

Professor Tim Richardson taught me this at The University of Toronto. I was his teaching assistant for International Management in third year. Simon Wardley contributed massively to my understanding of these Ten Fingers of Management as I got older.

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The Ten Fingers of Management:

1. The Political, Legal & Regulatory Environment

2. The Economic Environment

3. The Socio-Cultural Environment

4. The Technological Environment

5. The Competitive Environment

6. The Geographic Environment

7. The Four Ps of Branding

   1. Product

   2. Price

   3. Promotion

   4. Place

8. The Target Market Segmentation

9. The Why & How of Movement

   1. The Goal, Objectives, Plans, Strategies & Tactics

10. The Map

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What You Can Control

1. The Four Ps of Branding

   1. Product

   2. Price

   3. Promotion

   4. Place

2. The Target Market Segmentation

3. The Why & How of Movement

   1. The Goal, Objectives, Plans, Strategies & Tactics

4. The Map

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What You Cannot Control

1. The Political, Legal & Regulatory Environment

2. The Economic Environment

3. The Socio-Cultural Environment

4. The Technological Environment

5. The Competitive Environment

6. The Geographic Environment

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Addendum

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Don’t worry; we gotchu.

Developing Awareness

by Simon Wordily