Military Focus Point

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Strategy

Foundational Lexiconmain effort
Executive Parlanceconcentrated force
Scholarly Discoursedecisive focal point
Babel ZenithSchwerpunkt
Origin: German Military
Pronunciation: /ˈʃveːɐ̯pʊŋkt/

Etymology & Meaning

The point of maximum effort where decision is sought.

In the Boardroom

Identifying the single initiative that will make everything else easier.

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