10/24/2016

14InspirationalQuotesonStrategyExecution

14InspirationalQuotesonStrategyExecution
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Itcanbeveryeasyforbusinessleaderstogetsofocusedondailyresponsibilitiesandthecrisisofthemomentthattherenever
seemsenoughtimetodevotetodevelopingasoundbusinessstrategyandaplantocarryitout.Yet,businesssuccessrestson
strategyexecution.Thatswhywethoughtitmightbehelpfultopulltogethersomequotesfromfamousleadersandauthorson
thesubject.Perhapsyoullfindoneortwoinspirational.
Howeverbeautifulthestrategy,youshouldoccasionallylookattheresults.SirWinstonChurchill
"Visionwithoutactionisadaydream.Actionwithwithoutvisionisanightmare.Japaneseproverb
Buildingavisionarycompanyrequiresonepercentvisionand99percentalignment.JimCollinsandJerryPorras,Builtto
Last
Strategyexecutionistheresponsibilitythatmakesorbreaksexecutives.AlanBrancheandSamBodleyScott,
Implementation
Strategywithouttacticsistheslowestroutetovictory.Tacticswithoutstrategyisthenoisebeforedefeat.SunTzu
Itsnotenoughtobebusy,soaretheants.Thequestionis,whatarewebusyabout?HenryDavidThoreau
Executionisaspecificsetofbehaviorsandtechniquesthatcompaniesneedtomasterinordertohavecompetitiveadvantage.
Itsadisciplineofitsown.RamCharanandLarryBossidy,Execution
You'vegottoeatwhileyoudream.You'vegottodeliveronshortrangecommitments,whileyoudevelopalongrangestrategyandvisionandimplementit.The
successofdoingboth.Walkingandchewinggumifyouwill.Gettingitdoneintheshortrange,anddeliveringalongrangeplan,andexecutingonthat.Jack
Welch
"Plansareonlygoodintentionsunlesstheyimmediatelydegenerateintohardwork.PeterDrucker
Youvegottothinkaboutbigthingswhileyouredoingsmallthings,sothatallthesmallthingsgointherightdirection.AlvinToffler
Inlife,asinfootball,youwontgofarunlessyouknowwherethegoalpostsare.ArnoldH.Glasgow
Theresultofbadcommunicationisadisconnectionbetweenstrategyandexecution.ChuckMartin,formervicepresident,IBM
Goodbusinessleaderscreateavision,articulatethevision,passionatelyownthevision,andrelentlesslydriveittocompletion.JackWelch
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14InspirationalQuotesonStrategyExecution

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