Quotes About Strategy

Getting back to the difference between a saver and an investorpi there is one word hat separates them and that word is leveragene definition of leverage is the ability to do more with less.

nueve de cada diez negocios fracasan, es porque se enfocan en el producto y no en toda la estructura del negocio.

Los ricos no trabajan para obtener dinero, sino para adquirir activos que generen flujo de efectivo.

Si tu ingreso es bajo, seguramente tú o tu negocio no están vendiendo.

En el ámbito del dinero hay dos tipos de deudas: 1. La deuda buena 2. La deuda mala Dicho de manera sencilla, la deuda buena te vuelve más rico, y la mala te empobrece.

La inteligencia resuelve los problemas y produce dinero. El dinero sin inteligencia financiera , es dinero que desaparece pront.

I look at an objective,' answered Vasili, 'and I do my best to analyse the problems inherent in reaching it.

The philosophy of a conglomerate is to buy as far and as wide as possible and diversify its markets. It both uses and refutes the Malthusian

It's an insoluble dilemma, really. Presidents change, different men with different temperaments and appetites sit in the Oval Office. However, a long-range intelligence strategy doesn't change, not one like this. Yet an offhand remark over a glass of whiskey in a postpresidential conversation, or an egotistical phrase in a memoir, can blow that same strategy right to hell. There isn't a day that we don't worry about those men who have survived the White House.

Numerical superiority is of no consequence. In battle, victory will go to the best tactician.- G. A. Custer

Diplomacy is the delicate weapon of the civilized warrior.- Hun, A. T.

quoted General William T. Sherman that "every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster." And I concluded with General "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell's warning that "no matter how a war starts, it ends in mud. It has to be slugged out—there are no trick solutions or cheap shortcuts." We

I took a telephone call from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He told me that he was the one who had talked Obama into running for president (a lot of people were claiming that) but there was no candidate for vice president. Reid said he was thinking about me, and that was the reason for the call. It took a lot of willpower for me to keep from bursting out laughing.

One lesson from Syria is that American presidents should not call for another leader, however odious, to relinquish power without a plan for, or some prospect of, making that happen. It severely limits political and diplomatic options.

The Department of Defense is structured to plan and prepare for war but not to fight one.

others—angled for oil contracts and

Army had solicited ideas for a better armored vehicle—to sell to the Iraqis, not for U.S. use.

Obama answered, "Yes. I'm no peacenik.

Disclosure of details in the CIA budget, for example, could reveal major new allocations for a covert operation or new investments in satellites. Too much transparency by a company could expose investments in new products or changes in strategy that would provide advantages to competitors.

To be successful agents of change—of reform—leaders not only must be able to envision a new way forward but also must be practical, with the skill to build broad support for and implement their vision.

nearly every time Moseley and Air Force Secretary Mike Wynne came to see me, it was about a new bomber or more F-22S. Both were important capabilities for the future, but neither would play any part in the wars we were already in.

For my own job, my short list included Hillary, Colin Powell, Panetta, and New York mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Often overlooked in the United States is that while we have many allies, Russia and China have none, only clients, giving the United States a unique advantage.

The important thing to remember is that in any public or private sector organization, whether it has three million employees or three, having a clearly defined and achievable vision—or set of goals—and getting the priorities right in moving forward are the preconditions for successfully leading change. After all, as Yogi Berra said, "If you don't know where you're going, you will wind up somewhere else.