{"id":8558,"date":"2025-04-01T20:21:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T01:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gandp.com.co\/eng\/wp\/?p=8558"},"modified":"2025-05-13T18:18:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T23:18:15","slug":"playing-to-win-strategy-vs-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gandp.com.co\/eng\/playing-to-win-strategy-vs-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing to Win: Strategy vs. Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an increasingly competitive business environment, many companies confuse <strong>planning<\/strong> with <strong>strategy<\/strong>. In <em>Playing to Win<\/em>, A.G. Lafley and Roger L. 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