Center of Gravity

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Category: Strategy

Foundational Lexiconmain weakness
Executive Parlancecritical vulnerability
Scholarly Discoursedecisive point
Babel ZenithClausewitzian Schwerpunkt
Origin: Carl von Clausewitz
Pronunciation: /ˈklaʊzəvɪtsiən/

Etymology & Meaning

The source of power that provides moral or physical strength.

In the Boardroom

Identifying and attacking the competitor's key revenue source.

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