Quotes on Business Planning

The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.

Men always want to be a woman's first love - women like to be a man's last romance.

Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.

We always plan too much and always think too little.

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.

Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and some read to talk, and these form the great majority.

What the world really needs is more love and less paper work.

Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

What business strategy is all about-what distinguishes it from all other kinds of business planning-is, in a word, competitive advantage. Without competitors there would be no need for strategy, for the sole purpose of strategic planning is to enable the company to gain, as efficiently as possible, a sustainable edge over its competitors.

Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.