1,050 Quotes About Strategy

The author says one of the sources of resilience is the ability to measure and perceive early warning signs so as to adapt.

his was a profession in which a good leader constantly had to adapt to new weapons, whether he liked them or not,

Intelligence analysts should be self-conscious about their reasoning processes. They should think about how they make judgments and reach conclusions, not just about the judgments and conclusions themselves.

While you're taking your minute to think, consider the possible outcomes. Immediately discard any that involve making the Bully back down and admit that you're right. You cannot be right and effective at the same time.

Watch the blade, not the soldier, Madoc told me many times. Steel never deceives.

Sometimes, if your opponent is determined to win the battle, let him win the wrong battle.

A strategy is not permanent. It’s like water, it will keep changing itself as the obstacles come.

It is often possible to decide the issue of a battle merely by making an unexpected shift of one's main weight.

Strategy is heavily influenced by its roots in military strategy. The very language of strategy is deeply imbued with military references— chief executive “officers” in “headquarters,” “troops” on the “front lines.” Described this way, strategy is all about red ocean competition. It is about confronting an opponent and driving him off a battlefield of limited territory.