“Strategy cannot be a useful concept if it is a synonym for success. Nor can it be a useful tool if it is confused with ambition, determination, inspirational leadership, and innovation. Ambition is drive and zeal to excel. Determination is… — Richard Rumelt Copy Share
“A hallmark of true expertise and insight is making a complex subject understandable. A hallmark of mediocrity and bad strategy is unnecessary complexity—a flurry… — Richard Rumelt Copy Share Image
“Strategy cannot be a useful concept if it is a synonym for success. Nor can it be a useful tool if it is confused with ambition, determination, inspirational leadership, and innovation. Ambition is drive and zeal to excel. Determination is commitment and grit. Innovation is the discovery and engineering of new ways to do things. Inspirational leadership motivates people to… — Richard Rumelt Copy Share
“Mistaking goals for strategy. Many bad strategies are just statements of desire rather than plans for overcoming obstacles.” — Richard Rumelt Copy Share Image
“form of bad strategic objectives occurs when there is a scrambled mess of things to accomplish—a “dog’s dinner” of strategic objectives.” — Richard Rumelt Copy Share Image
