Freedom Quote by Martin Van Creveld

“Pursuing the goal, the leader never looks back or calculates escape strategies if plans turn sour. Nor does a true leader cast blame for…

— J Oswald Sanders

“Mistaking goals for strategy. Many bad strategies are just statements of desire rather than plans for overcoming obstacles.”

— Richard Rumelt

“Munger noted the common error is not thinking through the consequences of the consequences.6”

— Daniel Pecaut

“James Reason reminds us, “Errors are largely unintentional. It is very difficult for management to control what people did not intend to do in…

— Robert Wachter

“[Strategy] is more than a science: it is the application of knowledge to practical life, the development of thought capable of modifying the original…

— Robert Greene

For if many ill-conceived plans have succeeded through the still greater lack of judgment of an opponent, many more, apparently well laid, have on…

— Thucydides

Sometimes you have to subordinate strategic considerations to tactical needs.

— Ehud Barak

“the wise leader's plans, considerations of advantage and of disadvantage will be blended together.”

— Sun Tzu

“Bad strategy may actively avoid analyzing obstacles because a leader believes that negative thoughts get in the way. Leaders may create bad strategy by…

— Richard P. Rumelt

“It wasn't much of a plan, and already there had been mistakes.”

— David Nicholls

“The failure of decision makers to grapple with the inner workings of their own minds, and their desire to indulge their gut feelings, made…

— Michael Lewis

“Keep your strategic vision the same while making appropriate tactical changes as circumstances dictate.”

— Ray Dalio