While it’s easy to talk about strategy in terms of sports and board games, many entrepreneurs have difficulty articulating what are the elements of their own strategy.
Strategy is “about making specific choices” in your business. In their book Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works, authors Roger Martin and A.G. Lafley make the argument that delaying decisions on your strategy can have enormous consequences for your business.
Here’s an overview of the book, including some elements to embrace right now: http://smallbiztrends.com/2013/03/playing-to-win-strategy-book-mistakes.html