John Naisbitt Quotes

Execution without a long term strategy leads nowhere. Likewise a long term strategy without execution leads nowhere.

Good plans shape good decisions. That's why good planning helps to make elusive dreams come true.

Vision with action is a daydream; action without vision is a nightmare.

Let us not confuse objectives with methods. Too many so-called leaders of the nation fail to see the forest because of the trees. Too many of them fail to recognize the vital necessity of planning for definite objectives. True leadership calls for the setting forth of the objectives and the rallying of public opinion in support of these objectives.

The real heart of strategy is the strategist.

Good ideas need good strategy to realize their potential.

We haven't rushed to set up targets, either in business or in football. Our goal was to understand how to act and then to move gradually.

Strategy must dominate tactics, not the other way around.

I think long-term, not short-term.

You cannot change strategy due to a trend.

You have to have a plan, or else you're just creating a recipe for chaos.

Develop a clear vision for your organization. Where do you want to be in five years?

You've got to think about big things while you're doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.

Leadership is working with goals and vision; management is working with objectives.

Think ahead. Don't let day-to-day operations drive out planning.

Leaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there.

Never forget this simple truism: Forecasting is marketing, plain and simple.

Business, more than any other occupation, is a continual dealing with the future; it is a continual calculation, an instinctive exercise in foresight.

A leader is the one who can outline the broad vision and the direction, and say here's where we are going to go, here's why we need to go there, and here's how we are going to get there. A manager is the one who actually gets up under the hood and tunes the carburetor.

Sound strategy starts with having the right goal.

You've got to have a vision. You've got to have a message.

There is something to this vision thing.

I would say my strengths are vision and strategy.

Many who know me or have worked for me are aware of my penchant for strategic planning. I consider it a critical component of the success of any organization and believe in the value of planning for a company's needs over multiple time horizons, as well as reviews against that plan at regular intervals.

When you have a concept and a sport like this, you have to have a vision.