Strategy
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed nothing else can be managed.
My policy is to learn from the past, focus on the present, and dream about the future. I’m a firm believer in learning from adversity. Often the worst of times can turn to your advantage.
Those who build great companies understand that the ultimate throttle on growth is not markets, technology, competition, or products. It is one thing above all others: the ability to get and keep enough of the right people.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.
“When superiors and subordinates are in harmony, equally brave and enthusiastic in battle, that makes for strength.”
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have.
Magis Thinkers behave in a way that helps others realize and achieve their true potential. It becomes contagious and highly profitable.
I’ve learned that whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed.
Perspective is worth 80 IQ points!
Wouldn’t it be cool if we actually aligned our operating budgets with our strategic plans?.
“Don’t measure busywork. Don’t measure activity. Measure accomplishment. It doesn’t matter what people do as much as it matters what they get done.”
“Wait for them to become decadent and lazy.” (Speaking of when is your enemy most vulnerable)
“All you have to do is know where you’re going. The answers will come to you of their own accord.”
“Momentum is a wonderful thing when you’re on the way up. Not so much on the way down. Companies that do not grow eventually die. I see us being strong for generations to come.”
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.