Dear Bob ... Do you feel that the mantra of Strategic vs. Tactical planning puts organizations in danger of having two disparate destinations instead of one? - Just wondering Dear Wondering ... It depends how you're using the terms. According to their formal definitions, tactics is supposed to be how an organization accomplishes strategy, which means strategic and tactical planning can't be in conflict, by defin Dear Bob …Do you feel that the mantra of Strategic vs. Tactical planning puts organizations in danger of having two disparate destinations instead of one?– Just wondering Dear Wondering …It depends how you’re using the terms. According to their formal definitions, tactics is supposed to be how an organization accomplishes strategy, which means strategic and tactical planning can’t be in conflict, by definition.Business management not being the most thoughtful or reflective of disciplines, though, it’s common for strategic planning to equate to long-term planning, and tactical planning to equate to short-term, opportunistic planning. With this usage, the only times they won’t conflict are (a) accidentally; (b) when the strategy is to pursue opportunities as they present themselves; or (c) the strategy creates an organization that filters short-term opportunities through the lens of strategic goals. Even the third alternative is weak compared to organizations that use strategy to drive tactics and tactics to accomplish strategy, but it’s usually better than the other versions.In, of course, my immensely humble opinion.– Bob Technology Industry