strategy Quotes

Revolutions are effected in two ways, by force and by fraud.

Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.

In law it is a good policy to never plead what you need not lest you oblige yourself to prove what you can not.

Instead of buying airplanes and playing around like some of our competitors, we've rolled almost everything back to the company.

Strategically, a major function of the CEO is to look for bad news and encourage the organization to respond to it. Employees must be encouraged to share bad news as much as good news.

Effective philanthropy requires a lot of time and creativity - the same kind of focus and skills that building a business requires.

Long-term vision and product strategy.

In this business, by the time you realize you're in trouble, it's too late to save yourself. Unless you're running scared all the time, you're gone.

Every new change forces all the companies in an industry to adapt their strategies to that change.

I'm learning to use others' weaknesses. I don't hammer a man's soft spot constantly, because he may strengthen it. I just save it as a trump up my sleeve for moments when I really need a point.

Leaders need to provide strategy and direction and to give employees tools that enable them to gather information and insight from around the world. Leaders shouldn't try to make every decision.

My success, part of it certainly, is that I have focused in on a few things.