Political Hurdles 

Political Hurdles are the strong political forces that may arise to block the execution of a new strategy. Even the wisest decisions can be knocked dead by the strong, intangible political forces that exist within any organization. This is why it is critical to address political hurdles up front before executing a Blue Ocean Strategy. To overcome these political forces, managers should focus on three disproportionate influence factors: leveraging angels, silencing devils, and getting a consigliere on their top management team. Angels are those who have the most to gain from the strategic shift. Devils are those who have the most to lose from it. And a consigliere is a politically adept but highly respected insider who knows in advance all the landmines, including who will fight and will support a new strategic initiative. See Angels, Devils, and Consigliere.