Strategy Is A Pattern In A Stream

A Leader Has To Be One Of Two Things: He Either Has To Be A Brilliant Visionary Himself, A Truly Creative Strategist, In Which Case He Can Do What He Likes And Get Away With It; Or Else He Has To Be A True Empowerer Who Can Bring Out The Best In Others.

When The World Is Predictable You Need Smart People. When The World Is Unpredictable You Need Adaptable People.

Management Is, Above All, A Practice Where Art, Science, And Craft Meet

Five Coordinating Mechanisms Seem To Explain The Fundamental Ways In Which Organizations Coordinate Their Work: Mutual Adjustment, Direct Supervision, Standardization Of Work Processes, Standardization Of Work Outputs, And Standardization Of Worker Skills.

Strategy Is Not The Consequence Of Planning, But The Opposite: Its Starting Point.