Seminar #1

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How It Started

Robin’s conflict with the Sheriff

& his administration

He sought allies

Merrymen

Willingness to serve to be in

the band of merrymen

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Organisational Structure

Robin Hood - Supreme

Will Scarlet – Intelligence &

Scouting

Little John - Discipline

Scarlock – Finances

Much – Provisioning

the band

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Issues Identified

Overstaffed band & insufficient resources to sustain it

People avoiding travel through forest Decline in revenue stream

Structuring & training the ever growing band of merrymen

Robin’s plan of forcing the Sheriff out of Nottingham not working

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Mission

Mission – “Rob the rich and give

to the poor.”

Actual Goal – To remove the

amoral Sheriff from office

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Strategies SuggestedForm a strategic alliance with the barons to rescue

King Richard

Expand the organisation into

areas outside Sherwood Forest

Kill the Sheriff as a defensive strategic

move

Switch to a fixed transit tax for an

offensive strategic move

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Strategy #1

Do or Die

Results are highly

favourable

Disband the

merrymen

Return to the life of a

civilian

But if failure, consequences

are dire

Robin Hood might lose his life

Things will continue to be as now

Form a strategic alliance with the barons to rescue

King Richard

Expand the organisation into

areas outside Sherwood Forest

Kill the Sheriff as a defensive strategic

move

Switch to a fixed transit tax for an

offensive strategic move

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Strategy #2

Expansion

Organise the merrymen

Post each group in

different areas

Expand outside

Sherwood

Each group must be self-sustainable

May rob the not-so rich people for sustenance

ResultContinued

fight against the Sheriff

Goal not reached

immediately

Form a strategic alliance with the barons to rescue

King Richard

Expand the organisation into

areas outside Sherwood Forest

Kill the Sheriff as a defensive strategic

move

Switch to a fixed transit tax for an

offensive strategic move

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Strategy #3

Defensive strategy

Sheriff well protected

Quite risky

Requires more fund

Merrymen band size increasing

To get closer to

the Sheriff

Form a strategic alliance with the barons to rescue

King Richard

Expand the organisation into

areas outside Sherwood Forest

Kill the Sheriff as a defensive strategic

move

Switch to a fixed transit tax for an

offensive strategic move

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Strategy #4

Offensive strategy

ProsSteady revenue stream for the

band

ConsRobin Hood

might lose the support of his

people

Merrymen against it

Form a strategic alliance with the barons to rescue

King Richard

Expand the organisation into

areas outside Sherwood Forest

Kill the Sheriff as a defensive strategic

move

Switch to a fixed transit tax for an

offensive strategic move

April 9, 2023 Seminar #1 11

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