Quotes about Strategy

Vision always precedes preparation. Initially, your vision will exceed your competency.

As I listen to leaders tell their stories, I hear very little about strategic planning and goal setting. I hear a lot about identifying and acting on opportunities. Strategies and goals have their place. But they don't define leadership. Leaders see and seize opportunity. And in most cases, the opportunities take them by surprise.

Leaders understand the unique roles of confidence and caution. Courage requires both. David's caution did not keep him from the battle, but neither did he allow his confidence to blind him to the need to select his stones with care.

Our approach to communicating should be shaped by our goal in communicating.

Control your expenses better than your competition. This is where you can always find the competitive advantage.

Gimmicks belong almost anyplace except a Republican presidential primary.

Our priority as a team is to finish first and second, irrelevant of the order.

Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy.

Teamwork is a strategic decision.

There are no techniques in politics.

I'd just as soon play tennis with the net down.

You have to be smart. The easy days are over.