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I N S P I R A T I O N15 Quotes to Drive Strategy Execution

“Vision without action is a

daydream.Action without vision is

a nightmare.”—Japanese Proverb

“Strategy without

—Sun Ztu

is the slowest route to victory.

TACTICS

Tactics without

is the noise before the defeat.”STRATEG

Y

“There is nothing like a concrete life plan to weigh you down.

—Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo

Because if you always have one eye on some future goal,

YOU STOP PAYING ATTENTION

MISS OPPORTUNITIES!

even when a better, newer course might have opened up.”

TO THE JOB AT HAND,

THAT MIGHT ARISE,

“The biggest risk is not taking any risk.... In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail

—Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of Facebook

IS NOT TAKING ANY RISKS.”

“Take time to deliberate,

—Napoleon Bonaparte

AND GO IN.”

but when the time for action comes,STOP THINKING

"Strategic leaders must not get consumed by the operational and tactical side of their work.

—Stephanie S. Mead, Author

THEY HAVE A DUTY! to find time to shape the

future."

“Always focus on the front windshield

—Colin Powell, Military Commander & Statesman

AND NOTthe rearview mirror.”

—Miyamoto Musashi, Japanese Swordsman

“PERCEPTION IS STRONG!

In strategy, it is important to see distant things as if they were close

and to take a distanced view of close things.”

AND SIGHT WEAK.!

“Success doesn't necessarily come from

—Naveen Jain, CEO of Infospace

BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION but from flawless execution.

A great strategy alone won't win a

game or a battle; the win comes

fromBASIC BLOCKING AND TACKLING.”

—Peter Drucker, Author

“TOMORROW ALWAYS ARRIVES.

And even the mightiest company is in trouble if it has not worked on the future.

It is always different.

Being surprised by what happens is a risk that even the largest and richest company cannot afford, and even the smallest business need not run.”

“Planners should not plan, but serve as

—A. Hax and N. Majluf, Strategists and Authors

CATALYSTS,

to guide the planning process effectively.”

Facilitators,Inquirers,

AND SYNTHESIZERS

“Good tactics can save even the

—Gen. George S. Patton

Bad tactics will destroy even theworst strategy.

best strategy.”

—Robert Half, Human Resources Consultant

“PERSISTENCEis what makes the impossible

p o s s i b l ethe possiblel i k e l y ,and the likely

d e f i n i t e . ”

“Designing a winning strategy is the art of asking

—Constantinos Markides, Teacher & Speaker

EXPERIMENTINGand then constantly renewing the

thinking process by questioning the

answers.

QUESTIONS,

NO MATTER HOW GOOD TODAY’S STRATEGY IS,!YOU MUST ALWAYSkeep reinventing

it.”

Your start does not

determine how you’re

going to finish.”

—Herm Edwards, Head Coach New York Jets (2001-05), Kansas City Chiefs (2006-08)

“Stay focused.

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