1,050 Quotes About Strategy

People need a “because.” [inspired by Tim David.]

At the end of the day, if you’re wasting your time by not investing in yourself, you’re going to waste away—and that would be the greatest waste of all.

Doing nothing requires effort. Over time, that effort is greater than the effort necessary to improve, or move somewhere better. The trick is to redirect energy.

Thinking there had to be a better way was a brilliant stroke of serendipity!

Adaptability is about the powerful difference between adapting to cope and adapting to win.

Give serious thought to why your company should care about your strategy. Specifically, find problems that the board wants to be solved. What are senior managers scared of? Part of becoming a credible strategic thinker is learning effective approaches to selling ideas for your situation. You’ll know that you’re getting better at selling (or pitching) strategy when managers start coming to you when there is strategic thinking to be done.

You gotta make it a priority to make your priorities a priority.

Risk is the factor of a stratagem measured by what man is powerless to control.

Forcing people to change is a losing strategy.