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> [Strategy is about shaping the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/strategy-is-about-shaping-the-future/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

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## More by Max McKeown

> [Strategy is not a solo sport, even if you're the CEO.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/strategy-is-not-a-solo-sport-even-if-you-re-the-ceo/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [Change is not overcoming inertia as much as it is redirecting, guiding, tweaking what already is and what has already happened. We must believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/change-is-not-overcoming-inertia-as-much-as-it-is-redirecting-guiding/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [Change is inevitable, progress is not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/change-is-inevitable-progress-is-not/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [“Only the right pain gets the right gain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/only-the-right-pain-gets-the-right-gain/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [“You get told to look before you leap. But if you are too careful you may end up just looking.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/you-get-told-to-look-before-you-leap-but-if-you-are-too-careful-you/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [Whenever a maker and a thinker get together, really cool stuff happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/whenever-a-maker-and-a-thinker-get-together-really-cool-stuff-happens/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [Corporate strategy is usually only useful if you get people engaged with helping you to make it work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/corporate-strategy-is-usually-only-useful-if-you-get-people-engaged/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [With a clever strategy, each action is self-reinforcing. Each action creates more options that are mutually beneficial. Each victory is not just for today…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/with-a-clever-strategy-each-action-is-self-reinforcing-each-action/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [There are immense numbers of potential entrepreneurs who can start their own businesses among the people who are working in large organisations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/there-are-immense-numbers-of-potential-entrepreneurs-who-can-start/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [Becoming a strategic thinker is about opening your mind to possibilities. It’s about seeing the bigger picture. It’s about understanding the various parts of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/becoming-a-strategic-thinker-is-about-opening-your-mind-to/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [The smart strategist allows strategy to be shaped by events. Good reactions can make great strategy. Strategy involves competition of goals, and the risk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/the-smart-strategist-allows-strategy-to-be-shaped-by-events-good/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [Innovation is new stuff that is made useful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/innovation-is-new-stuff-that-is-made-useful/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [“Embrace the perpetual joy of moving perpetually forward.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/embrace-the-perpetual-joy-of-moving-perpetually-forward/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [“Your life is what happens when you're busy trying to become unbusy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/your-life-is-what-happens-when-you-re-busy-trying-to-become-unbusy/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

> [“Nowists get off on getting on, so they run when they could walk, jump when they could sit and dance when they could sit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-mckeown/nowists-get-off-on-getting-on-so-they-run-when-they-could-walk-jump/)

[Max McKeown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-mckeown/)

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