Generals Fighting the Last War is a mental model that highlights the tendency for individuals or organizations to base their strategies and decisions on past experiences or outdated paradigms, rather than adapting to current or future challenges and opportunities. This phenomenon occurs when decision-makers fail to recognize changes in the environment, emerging threats, or shifts in underlying dynamics, leading to ineffective or obsolete approaches.

Yesterday’s strategy doesn’t win today’s battles. Avoid Fighting the Last War—adapt to the now. ⚔️📖