1.0Steven Bleisteinhttps://stevenbleistein.net/jacd20sbrelansa22https://stevenbleistein.net/ja/author/cd20sbrelansa22/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Zq9iVVknvO"><a href="https://stevenbleistein.net/ja/2026/06/five-characteristics-of-a-robust-strategy/">Five Characteristics of a Robust Strategy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://stevenbleistein.net/ja/2026/06/five-characteristics-of-a-robust-strategy/embed/#?secret=Zq9iVVknvO" width="600" height="338" title="“Five Characteristics of a Robust Strategy” — Steven Bleistein" data-secret="Zq9iVVknvO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://stevenbleistein.net/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>https://stevenbleistein.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DSCF2805.jpg19201280Every strategic plan looks perfect on paper. In a theoretical, static world, the logic holds, the numbers add up, and the path forward seems clear. The trouble is that no strategic plan survives confrontation with the real, ever-changing conditions of business — or with your own evolving understanding of those conditions. That confrontation is exactly what separates a robust strategy from a fragile one. A robust strategy is not the one that is most confidently right. It is the one built to keep working when it turns out to be wrong about something. Having advised CEOs across a wide range of industries in Japan and beyond, I have observed five […]