Quotes About Strategy

To me, if you see a play that's just a bad play, it's just a missed call, I think, as a coach, you should be able to challenge that.

The missiles come first, and the justifications come second.

We still need to be conscious of the fact that Russia has intercontinental ballistic missiles.

We are excellent at launching Tomahawk missiles; we need to get better at launching ideas.

You can get caught up in making and missing shots, but the game is so much more.

In the business world, if you're not looking ahead, you're missing something.

It's a bitter thing to have one or more defenders missing.

Some people say I miss a lot of shots, but I'm not missing them, that's how I set them up. I'm not in danger if I don't get a takedown.

Our mission has always been to be leaders in each of our businesses, which is one, two, or three.

I've been through a couple of mergers - they're not that fun. And it's easy to lose your focus on this grandiose mission you established for yourself as an independent company.

In short, you can't let the deadline define the mission. The mission has to define the duration.

The flakier your mission, the fiercer you have to be on the business side.

Set a clear, easy-to-understand vision for your company, and make it be a mission people believe in.

A campaign gives you focus. You wake up to a different hotel alarm clock every day, but you know your mission.

In the military, the bottom line has to be the success of the mission.

As a leader, I have always taught my team that changing course after devising a plan doesn't mean you give up on the mission; it just means you have to find a new path.

For the label to grow, it has to have great executives who understand the culture, understand the mission, and can lead. I don't want to be part of every decision.

During the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the military conducted only a handful of drone missions.

We deliberately filled our rainy-day fund to its statutory capacity over my time leading the Mississippi Senate as lieutenant governor.

Make no mistake, blockchain will be a game changer, but it is not the answer to every business opportunity or problem.

Well, of course a boxing match is hard because boxing isn't set for you to do good. You have to force your will upon someone, but dancing you don't have to force your will. It should be a lot easier because if I make a mistake I don't get hit.

Seeing off the new ball is important for me. I know that once I do that, the only way I could get out could be from my own mistake.

The biggest thing is, you don't hit the good sliders; you just hit the mistakes. That's what my thing has always been: Just keep hunting mistakes.

We're looking as far ahead as we can, and we don't get penalized for mistakes.