Action Quote by Jack Welch

Strategy is not the consequence of planning, but the opposite: its starting point.

— Henry Mintzberg

Strategy is a system of makeshifts. Is is more than a science. It is bringing knowledge to bear on practical life, the further elaboration…

— Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

Strategy is a pattern in a stream of decisions

— Henry Mintzberg

The essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you're trying to accomplish.

— Michael Porter

Most of the time, strategies should not be formulating strategy at all; they should be getting on with implementing strategies they already have.

— Henry Mintzberg

“the definition of strategy that I prefer: A plan of action designed in order to achieve some end; a purpose together with a system…

— J.C. Wylie

Finally, strategy must have continuity. It can't be constantly reinvented.

— Michael Porter

“A strategy is not just a plan, it’s a commitment to disciplined decision making.”

— Wayne Chirisa

Strategy is figuring out what not to do.

— Steve Jobs

If you can't describe your strategy in twenty minutes, simply and in plain language, you haven't got a plan. 'But,' people may say, 'I've…

— Lawrence Bossidy

Strategy is something that emerges from reality, while tactics might be chosen.

— George Friedman

Strategy is choice. Strategy means saying no to certain kinds of things.

— Michael Porter