strategy Quotes

Eradications are special. Zero is a magic number. You either do what it takes to get to zero and you're glad you did it; or you get close, give up and it goes back to where it was before, in... ...

Driving up the value of the advertising is a big commitment for Microsoft.

An important re-engineering principle is that companies should focus on their core competence and outsource everything else.

Bringing together the right information with the right people will dramatically improve a company's ability to develop and act on strategic business opportunities.

Sometimes we do get taken by surprise. For example, when the Internet came along, we had it as a fifth or sixth priority.

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

There won't be anything we won't say to people to try and convince them that our way is the way to go.

If you rely too much on the people in other countries and other companies, in a sense that's your brain and you are outsourcing your brain.

How you gather, manage, and use information will determine whether you win or lose.

Helping convene global stakeholders to establish a set of measurable, actionable and consensus-built goals focused on extreme poverty is invaluable.