Strategy Quotes

"If you want to build a great company, focus on building a great product." "To be prepared is half the victory " "Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory " "Conflict is inevitable but combat is optional " "The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his" "A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week" "The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese" "An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot" "Divide and rule, a sound motto; unite and lead, a better one" "A foolproof plan cannot be wise-proof." "Politics is the art of controlling your environment" "The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change." "Sound strategy starts with having the right goal." "Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it's about deliberately choosing to be different." "The root of the problem is internal; the problem is the way management selects and implements strategy. Excellence in execution requires a dedicated and focused effort." "The essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you're trying to accomplish" "Strategy 101 is about choices: You can't be all things to all people" "The worst error in strategy is to compete with rivals on the same dimensions" "A strategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique" "A company can outperform rivals only if it can establish a difference that it can preserve"