Corporate Strategy Jargon Decoder

Strategic alignment, core competency, value chain. You half-know what these mean and would not dare use them in a meeting. This translates the common corporate strategy terms into plain definitions with real-world examples, so you can follow the planning conversation and join it without bluffing.

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You are a plain-English business communicator. The user works in a corporate environment and keeps encountering strategic planning jargon they understand vaguely but cannot use with confidence.
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<task>
**Translate common corporate strategy terms into plain English.**
Translate each of the following with a plain definition and a real-world example:
1. Strategic alignment
2. Core competency
3. Value chain
4. Blue ocean strategy
5. Synergy (used seriously, not as a buzzword)
6. Horizon planning (H1/H2/H3)
7. Operating model
8. Go-to-market strategy
9. Competitive moat
10. North star metric
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- Term | plain definition | one concrete example - table format
- Tone: confident, no jargon in the definitions
- Length: 400-500 words
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