Quotes About Strategy

Ooching, in short, should be used as a way to speed up the collection of trustworthy information, not as a way to slow down a decision that deserves our full commitment. 3

Many armies fail because they put all their emphasis into creating a plan that becomes useless ten minutes into the battle

Plans are useful in the sense that they're proof that planning has taken place. The planning process forces people to think through the right issues. Bus as for the plans themselves they just don't work on the battle field

Each day I walked into the office and asked myself, "If I had to compete against lululemon, what would I do?" This allowed me to cannibalize what was working today for what would be best for the future.

And remember this: whenever possible, don't fight openly with your enemy. Let them think they've won—and then strike when least expected.

A wise person allows herself to be used when it suits her purpose. She pretends weakness, then waits for the right moment to take control.

Your first lesson, princess, is to know how to sidestep questions you don't want to answer. You do it by ignoring them.

I think of the power of that flimsy cloth, the veil. It helped me win a crucial battle today. I must learn how to use this unique weapon to its fullest.

What entrepreneurs quickly learn is that they need to price their product at least 2.3 times its cost to allow for at least one 50 percent margin for them and another 50 percent margin for their retailers (1.5 × 1.5 = 2.25). That first 50 percent margin for the entrepreneur is really mostly covering the hidden costs of doing business at a scale that they hadn't thought of when they first started

Leadership is about doing the right things; management is about doing those things in the right way.

Everyone wants to demagogue everyone else. That may be good politics, but it's awful policy.

The Whigs nominated four regional candidates, hoping to send the election to the House of Representatives, but Van Buren prevailed, winning the presidency in the election of 1836.

The Whigs, who came together from divergent backgrounds and for different reasons, facing a badly wounded foe, did not attempt to put together a platform.

You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.

Through our experiences, effective tactical objectives contain four distinct, necessary elements. Each objective must be specific, winnable, assessable, and time bound. An objective missing any of those key elements is much less likely to be realized by the objective setter.

You needed a good roll of the dice, a lucky draw of the cards, and some smarts, but if things went your way and you gave it your all, anyone could win.

Yo, Kyle," said Miguel. "Exactly how many board games have you played?" "Enough to know that you don't ever quit until somebody else actually wins.

Hey, Kyle—when you're playing a game like Sorry and you get bumped back three spaces, do you usually quit?" "No. If I get bumped, I play harder because I know I need to find a way to get back those three spaces and pull ahead of the pack.

Mr. Lemoncello always works a clever back-door shortcut into his games. For instance, in Family Frenzy…

Los ejecutivos actuales viven con menos claridad y ninguna certeza a largo plazo; los competidores, los clientes e incluso las principales líneas de productos pueden cambiar radicalmente en pocos años. Como resultado, las compañías y sus ejecutivos deben hacerse hoy preguntas que en otro tiempo hubieran parecido estúpidas y poco plausibles: ¿quiénes somos?, ¿qué estamos tratando de lograr?

I've always believed that the only reason for salespeople to read this book is to accelerate their success strategy.

In politics, nothing good ever comes from the unexpected.

Don't have a reputation for being a nice guy—that won't do you any good Muskie was the best of them all, the absolute best, because nobody wanted to tangle with the guy. You know, why tangle with the guy? Why ruin your day? A bad temper is a very powerful political tool because most people don't like confrontation.

In politics there is a large difference between loosing and being defeated.