Definition

In military and business contexts, the specific short-term actions and maneuvers used to achieve immediate objectives within a larger strategy. It's the difference between "we need to win the war" (strategy) and "we're flanking them from the left at dawn" (tactics). Middle managers love talking about tactics because it sounds more actionable than admitting they don't understand the overall strategy.

Example Usage

Our growth tactics include guerrilla marketing, aggressive cold-calling, and basically anything that doesn't require us to improve the actual product.

Source: Military and business strategy terminology

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