Roger Martin
Strategy writer and Professor Emeritus at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, where he was Dean from 1998 to 2013; co-author with A.G. Lafley of Playing to Win.
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Companies are the biggest net beneficiaries of regulation that purportedly aims to benefit their customers.
These two personal experiences – and the many others these two have spurred me to watch – have convinced me that companies are the biggest net beneficiaries of regulation that purportedly aims to benefit customers.
rogerlmartin.substack.comSaid 28 Sept 2026This on korrents
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Change does not mean longstanding rules stop working; anyone claiming they have must give a logical argument why.
The important lesson here is that change doesn’t mean that longstanding rules stop working. Of course, that outcome is possible. But to be at all convincing, you must make a logical argument as to why the rules would stop working.
rogerlmartin.substack.comSaid 14 Sept 2026This on korrents
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Korrents What they believe 7 beliefs — each backed by an exact quote.
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Companies are the biggest net beneficiaries of regulation that purportedly aims to benefit their customers.
These two personal experiences – and the many others these two have spurred me to watch – have convinced me that companies are the biggest net beneficiaries of regulation that purportedly aims to benefit customers.
AI Regulatory Strategy Said 28 Sept 2026
A government-run solution should be accepted only once it is shown to be better than the market outcome it replaces.
Always insist on a public choice strategy that is superior to the private choice model before accepting it. Otherwise, you will be counting on a fantasy.
AI Regulatory Strategy Said 28 Sept 2026
Hope is not a strategy; an integrated set of choices is.
Hope is not a strategy. An integrated set of choices is a strategy.
AI Regulatory Strategy Said 28 Sept 2026
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Change does not mean longstanding rules stop working; anyone claiming they have must give a logical argument why.
The important lesson here is that change doesn’t mean that longstanding rules stop working. Of course, that outcome is possible. But to be at all convincing, you must make a logical argument as to why the rules would stop working.
The Logic of Strategy Arguments Said 14 Sept 2026
Practitioners must think for themselves, because business school professors and even Harvard Business Review cannot be counted on for sound arguments.
The key practitioner insight here is that you need to think for yourself. You simply cannot count on business school professors or even Harvard Business Review to present logically sound or empirically supported arguments.
The Logic of Strategy Arguments Said 14 Sept 2026
Intangible assets are arguably harder to replicate than tangible ones.
In fact, it is readily arguable that intangible assets are harder to replicate than tangible ones.
The Logic of Strategy Arguments Said 14 Sept 2026
An argument that comes with neither logic nor data should be judged to have failed, as mere arm waving.
When there is neither logic presented, nor data attached, your audit should conclude the argument to have failed and is mere arm waving - which you should avoid like the plague.
The Logic of Strategy Arguments Said 14 Sept 2026
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Site rogerlmartin.com Personal site
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