Quotes About Strategy

Perhaps the most effective way to describe the approach a brand must take is to think of themselves as social cartographers. By that I mean that brands must simultaneously inspire, engage and maintain a series of conversations taking place within certain cultural landscape specific to their business goal.

Jobs have to be created on the ground, one at a time. This requires detailed plans and specific policies.

Economic engineering is about the design and analysis of frameworks for achieving specific economic objectives.

Every legislative meeting on how to pass health care, the communications director or someone from the communications team would be a part of because we did a lot of press interviews when we were trying to pass the Affordable Care Act specifically designed to help pass the bill.

Being a physical specimen doesn't mean you're any good at playing inside. Positioning, using your head, the mental stuff - that's my game. That's what makes a good inside player.

We're in the world of football, it's a spectacle and the coaches form part of that.

If you think the job of a CEO is to increase sales, then Ballmer did a spectacular job.

I had a spectacular four years as OpenTable CEO and remain an active executive chairman. I think, for me, some of the interesting observations there are, you know, global is important, mobile is extremely important. And then, network businesses are very attractive.

Of course I would want the knockout, but with me, I just look for, you know, a spectacular performance. It's like, walk them down, or go for the knockout. You know, hopefully I get the knockout.

What Guardiola has done as coach of Barcelona is really spectacular.

As a spectator eSport, I think 'StarCraft' is really exciting, engaging, and interesting to watch. As a player, it just really has something for everybody.

My job as Labour Home Secretary is to ensure people are prepared to listen to us when we take on our opponents across the political spectrum.

In the Reagan administration, a great speech was just the first step in a long process. In the Obama administration, it's the only step.

Speeches are not magic and there is no great speech without great policy.

There needs to be a planned series of speeches, interviews, etc., over the next two or three months by administration officials and other public figures talking about President Ford, what he is trying to do and what he has accomplished.

I have a speed, and I have to use it when I play against someone who gives you the space.

We'll try and be very aggressive, we'll try and speed up and change gears, and we'll see who's going to win.

In business, speed is everything.

Move fast. Speed is one of your main advantages over large competitors.

It's not just fleet of foot or speed. It's about who gets caught and gets knocked out.

I'm the world number one, so everyone is trying to attack me and trying to speed up.

Speed isn't everything, but he'd be a great striker at Atletico. Usain Bolt would be perfect for our game. Me behind and him up front. The best!

I like to have the puck when I have speed. You know, then I'm dangerous.

I'm a pure boxer. I have lightning speed that hurts guys. But I love to box. I love to be on my back foot. I love to work my jab and combinations.