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Why Sperry Univac Won Over IBM in Business Strategy

08 Monday Dec 2014

Posted by Martyn Rhisiart Jones in agile, Consider this, dark data, data science

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business strategy, Cognitive Bias, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Evidence-Based Management, leadership, Risk Management, strategic thinking, The Certainty Trap, Uncertainty

Martyn Richard Jones

Here’s a clue. Because of me.

In the eighties, there was a company called Sperry Univac, which was part of the once-famous Sperry Corporation.

At that time, a significant manufacturing concern in the industrialised Midlands of England was looking to automate and computerise operations. This meant that they would be in the market for some serious heavy iron – to use the old euphemism for mainframe computers. Continue reading →

Strategy 101 – Ask Martyn – 2026 Mix

14 Tuesday Oct 2014

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Business Alignment, business strategy, Competitive Advantage, Corporate Strategy, leadership, Strategic Management, Strategic Planning, strategic thinking, Strategy Development, Strategy Is Not a Buzzword

Martyn Richard Jones, son of Melbourne Jones and Mary Elizabeth Jones

A strategy is a long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular and significant goal.

As the text books state, the term strategy derives from the Greek word “στρατηγία” (translated into Latin as “strategĭa”), meaning “the art of directing military operations” or in business terms: “the set of actions planned in advance, and used to align the resources and potential of a company to achieve its goals and objectives”.

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Nothing achievable is impossible: Challenges, Self-worth and Strategies – 2026 Replay

09 Thursday Oct 2014

Posted by Martyn Rhisiart Jones in Excellence, Methodology

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business strategy, Change Management, Decision Making, innovation, leadership, Problem Solving, Risk Management, Strategic Planning, strategic thinking, Turning the Impossible into a Strategy

Martyn Richard Jones

Remastered for 2026

I came into IT at the tail end of the seventies, joining one of the original computing pioneers.

It was a conservative company led by veterans, engineers, accountants, and sales professionals, with many ties to the US administration, the Department of Defence, and intelligence agencies.

My interests at the time were in philosophy, politics and economics. I liked meeting people and talking, and I also enjoyed helping people solve real-life business problems, so I was always engaged with corporate staff and executive management rather than with the real hard-core technicians and engineers.

The thing is, I had no idea what constrained IT, so I never had that baggage when thinking about solutions.

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Welcome to the Good Strategy Blog – Remaster 2026

24 Wednesday Sep 2014

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business strategy, data architecture, Executive Coaching, Good Strategy, Leadership Development, Management Consulting, Strategic Leadership, strategic thinking, Strategy, Thought Leadership, Welcome to the Strategy Circus

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