53 Quotes About Strategic

A strategic victory seen as luck by laymen.

A military leader thinks about casualties and losses, but a strategic one only aims the win.

Strength can be defeated with strategy.

Following the rules of your industry will only get you so far.

With a clever strategy, each action is self-reinforcing. Each action creates more options that are mutually beneficial. Each victory is not just for today but for tomorrow.

Understanding the competitive forces, and their underlying causes, reveals the roots of an industry’s current profitability while providing a framework for anticipating and influencing competition (and profitability) over time. P. 26

The strongest competitive force or forces determine the profitability of an industry and become the most important to strategy formulation. The most salient force, however, is not always obvious. P. 26

If the forces are intense, (..) almost no company earns attractive returns on investment.If the forces are benign, (..) many companies are profitable. P. 25

Understanding industry structure is also essential to effective strategic positioning P. 26