{"id":2256,"date":"2015-06-11T16:15:39","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T16:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/?p=2256"},"modified":"2015-06-11T16:24:39","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T16:24:39","slug":"the-essential-advantage-coherence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/11\/the-essential-advantage-coherence\/","title":{"rendered":"The essential advantage, coherence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theessentialadvantage.com\/\">The essential advantage<\/a> defines coherence as a resolute, clear minded focus in a company on three critical elements:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Its way to play<\/li>\n<li>its most distinctive capabilities<\/li>\n<li>its lineup of products and services<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The better aligned these three elements, the more coherent company.<\/p>\n<p>There are four basic, specific, observable ways in which coherence generates value.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Effectiveness<\/li>\n<li>Efficiency<\/li>\n<li>Focused investment<\/li>\n<li>Alignment<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/11\/the-essential-advantage-coherence\/the-essential-advantage-01-coherence\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2257\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2257\" src=\"http:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/the-essential-advantage-01-coherence.jpg\" alt=\"the-essential-advantage-01-coherence\" width=\"617\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/the-essential-advantage-01-coherence.jpg 617w, https:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/the-essential-advantage-01-coherence-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/joapen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/the-essential-advantage-01-coherence-500x241.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The essential advantage defines coherence as a resolute, clear minded focus in a company on three critical elements: Its way to play its most distinctive capabilities its lineup of products and services The better aligned these three elements, the more coherent company. 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