Quotes from Robert S. Kaplan

It bears repeating: you don't have to be good at everything.

Without strong visionary leadership, no strategy will be executed effectively.

Authenticity is critical to leadership. That means trying to be yourself - this involves some self-disclosure, admitting what you don't know and being willing to ask questions.

You're changing, the world is changing, and your hopes and aspirations are regularly being updated. That's why I say this is a life long struggle - for everybody.

Screening out peer pressure and conventional wisdom. It is so powerful, that most of us aren't even aware of how much it is influencing our decisions.

Business and leadership is about the future. What worked five years ago is unlikely to work tomorrow.

A mere 7% of employees today fully understand their company's business strategies and what's expected of them in order to help achieve company goals.

Process improvement programs are like teaching people how to fish. Strategy maps and scorecards teach people where to fish.

Consistent alignment of capabilities and internal processes with the customer value proposition is the core of any strategy execution.