John Armstrong Jr. Quotes

Amid a multitude of projects, no plan is devised.

Leaders of companies of any size, at any stage of development spend a lot of time focused on growing the business. We develop our game plan and ensure that we are optimally executing on our objectives. We concentrate on looking forward.

Just like a script, you need to keep a business plan to yourself.

Time management is a big part of the director's job.

For me, the winning strategy in any start-up business is, 'Think big but start small.'

One thing I've learned about his business is this whole 'plan thing' - it doesn't work.

There's a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.

I think many start-ups make mistakes because they are focusing on things that are farther ahead, and they haven't done the work that has built the foundation to support it.

People come in with business plans and, I mean I know that no one is going to meet everything they say in a business plan but you got to have something to, to guide towards.

It's important to have a really clear strategy so when you are in business, you only have to make micro-strategy changes.

I think it's natural for any manager to want to grow his business. The question is at what rate, and in what direction, and in what format?

Part of executive functions is the ability to look to a goal deadline and assess where an organization is in meeting it.

Management is all about managing in the short term, while developing the plans for the long term.

I think we have to notice that the business processes we use right now for thinking and planning and budgeting and strategy are all delivered on very tight agendas.

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

No altered system will work a miracle. Any wild experiment will only add to the confusion. Our best assurance lies in efficient administration of our proven system

Vision without execution is hallucination.

Enterprises that depend on many rarely succeed.

I think every business is definitely different. There are certain businesses where execution is everything.

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.

It's an error in judgment to bounce into starting a small business before you cash in on building a strong foundation.

Before you start a business, careful planning is in order to obtain to where you ought to be. The biggest part is to ensure that, once you might have created your own plan, that you simply take motion. Without motion, you are unable to succeed.

What I'm good at is making sure we have the best resources, the best talent, the best marketing, and the best access to distribution.

Concentrate your energies, your thoughts and your capital. The wise man puts all his eggs in one basket and watches the basket.

Start-up success is not a consequence of good genes or being in the right place at the right time. Success can be engineered by following the right process, which means it can be learned, which means it can be taught.