Quotes About Strategy

That which yields, is not always weak. Choose your victories wisely.

It is a thing I have noted, that men will compete with one another even when there is no prize to be gained. Mayhap women are no better, on the whole, but we are more subtle about it, and quicker to reckon the stakes. And quicker to play men for fools.

Watch the image, and let it go. Take note of it, know that it is there, and allow it to move away, across the landscape of your mind's eye. Allow yourself to see connections, Maisie. Then go to the case map, and plan your next move.

The key was stealthily leveraging and launching, then asking for forgiveness

RIM's chief saw the semiconductor giant as a dangerous, tricky heavyweight whose every employee lived by former CEO Andy Grove's mantra, "Only the paranoid survive.

On a less public stage he meets a few times a month with Canadian technology entrepreneurs. He grants each visitor about an hour in a session that is part speed dating, part talent show. In these encounters, he plays the tough judge, brusquely challenging their technology, strategies, and financing as a way of preparing them for the kinds of predators that once threatened RIM.

I had an expression: Never moon the gorilla," Balsillie says. "Microsoft was the gorilla. We cut them by far the widest berth of anyone." Balsillie's strategy for dealing with Microsoft was to undersell RIM's potential. Upon launching BlackBerry, he pitched the device to Microsoft as a pager-like service to promote the software giant's corporate e-mail software, Exchange.

Balsillie followed two Sun Tzu tactics religiously: appear strong no matter how weak your hand; and move to uneven terrain if an aggressor is overwhelming. For Balsillie, rugged ground meant keeping competitors, suppliers, and customers off balance.

en la guerra, el fin justifica los medios. Aquel

if a nation is totally geared to the waging of war, it had better ensure that war keeps occurring somewhere;

a nation is totally geared to the waging of war, it had better ensure that war keeps occurring somewhere; and

Most important fact of war? Keep your army in existence. Lose the battle, but keep your eye on winning the war." But

The single biggest advantage of being completely surrounded is that it gives you the opportunity to attack the enemy in any direction you choose.

The most successful people are those who are good at plan B.

Let a man start in business without having in his mind a perfectly formed plan to systematically pursue and he will be incoherent in his efforts and will fail in his business operations.

It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket.

NEGOTIATION IS WORTHLESS. SALES ARE EVERYTHING.

Tomorrow is 100 percent based on the negotiations you do today.

SILENCE Don't be afraid to go silent. Mirror and then have the confidence to go silent. Nobody wants the negotiation to end. They will keep talking and give you more information.

It's much better to work smarter, not harder.

Research your secret options thoroughly. Or else don't begin the negotiation because you have not prepared properly.

the only way to have success is to build the foundation for it.

So how can one make money in the market? I told you about: #1. Pick some stocks and hold them forever.

Everything is a game. Understanding the rules allows you to succeed.