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Strategic inflection point

Meaning in management & leadership, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In management & leadership, strategic inflection point means: A major shift in the conditions of a business that can require a fundamental change in its strategic direction.

In Turkish: stratejik dönüm noktası

How it is used

Use for a potentially decisive change in competitive conditions, not every difficult quarter or missed target.

Example sentences

  1. The move from printed manuals to subscription software became a strategic inflection point for the publisher.

    The basis on which the business operates changes substantially.

  2. Managers debated whether the new technology marked a strategic inflection point or a temporary distraction.

    The term requires judging the significance of a shift rather than assuming it.

Common collocations

  • reach a strategic inflection point
  • recognise a strategic inflection point
  • strategyA long-term plan that sets out where an organisation wants to go and the main choices it will make to get there, such as which markets to enter and what to stop doing.
  • change managementThe planned way an organisation prepares, supports and guides people through a major change, such as a new system or a merger, so that the change is accepted and lasts.

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