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What are Tactics?

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Tactics are immediate plans to seize current opportunities and to manage imminent risks. They differ from strategy in that they aren't future plans that involve uncertainty. Tactics are are plans for the present or near future based on evolving realities.
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Immediate plans to seize opportunities and manage risks as they arise.
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