Quotes About Strategy

It would be much better to assign work to established teams than to reconstitute teams around projects.

There are few endeavors in which it is more important to keep options open than in software development. In Chapter 3, "Decide as Late as Possible

Schedule irreversible decisions for the last responsible moment, that is, the last chance to make the decision before it is too late.

No one has yet figured out how to manage people effectively into battle; they must be led," wrote John Kotter

When I rode on to meet the army, I learned a thing one never forgets after: how much easier it is to move the many than the few.

and Alexander was nothing if not resourceful. He had had the legs of her chair cut down.

It is better to learn war early from friends, than late from enemies

Plan your work, work your plan.

The difference between a dream and a plan is a to-do list.

Office politics are bloody-minded, but weak on content.

Over preparing for your competition is better than under-preparing.

The shrewd may gain temporarily, but the wise gain permanently.

Use your enemy's arrows for firewood.

Train your competitors (this makes you the master)

The rook is my favourite piece,' she said. 'It's the one that you think you don't have to watch out for. It is straightforward. You keep your eye on the queen, and the knights, and the bishop, because they are the sneaky ones. But it's the rook that often gets you. The straightforward is never quite what it seems.

A pawn is a queen-in-waiting. All you need to do is find a way to keep moving forward. One square after another.

There is only one way to set up a board. There are nine million variations after the first six moves. And after eight moves there are two hundred and eighty-eight billion different positions. And those possibilities keep growing. There are more possible ways to play a game of chess than the amount of atoms in the observable universe.

pawn is the most magical piece of all. It might look small and ordinary but it isn't. Because a pawn is never just a pawn. A pawn is a queen-in-waiting. All you need to do is find a way to keep moving forward. One square after another. And you can get to the other side and unlock all kinds of power.

And even if you were a pawn - maybe we all are - then you should remember that a pawn is the most magical piece of all. It might look small and ordinary but it isn't. Because a pawn is never just a pawn. A pawn is a queen-in-waiting. All you need to do is find a way to keep moving forward.

Nora stared at the books around her. 'So, are you saying I only have pawns to play with?' 'I am saying that the thing that looks the most ordinary might end up being the thing that leads you to victory. You have to keep going.

The thing you need to realize is this: the game is never over until it is over. It isn't over if there is a single pawn still on the board.

Because a pawn is never just a pawn. A pawn is a queen-in-waiting. All you need to do is find a way to keep moving forward. One square after another. And you can get to the other side and unlock all kinds of power.

Der Turm ist meine Lieblingsfigur", sagte sie jetzt. "Man denkt, man müsse nicht auf ihn achten. Weil er sich immer unkompliziert geradeaus bewegt. Dame, Springer und Läufer behält man im Auge, weil sie sich heimlich anschleichen. Aber gerade der Turm wird einem oft zum Verhängnis. Das Umkomplizierte ist nie ganz das, was es zu sein scheint." - S. 104

The rook is my favorite piece. It's the one that you think you don't have to watch out for. It is straightforward. You keep your eye on the queen and the knights, and the bishop because they are the sneaky ones. But it's the rook that often gets you. The straightforward is never quite what it seems.