Strategic Implementation Quotes

All things are created twice. There's a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation of all things. You have to make sure that the blueprint, the first creation, is really what you want, that you've thought everything through. Then you put it into bricks and mortar. Each day you go to the construction shed and pull out the blueprint to get marching orders for the day. You begin with the end in mind.

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

Great execution is at least 10 times more important and a 100 times harder than a good idea.

Without a correct strategy the victory is impossible. But even the most correct strategy cannot give the victory under unfavorable objective conditions.

Good ideas need good strategy to realize their potential.

People who consistently win have a clear and thoughtful strategy. They know what they need to do and when they need to do it. They write it down so they stay on course, and avoid any alternative that does not get them closer to the finish line.

If you don't have a viable strategy, you will be defeated by someone who does.

Build and they will come’ is not a strategy, it’s a prayer.

The way to have a company that executes well is you have to execute well yourself.

It is sound planning that invariably earns us the outcome we want; without it, even the gods are unlikely to look with favour on our designs.

Organizations are successful because of good implementation,not good business plans.

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

We just have to go after our game plan.

Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so, execute with vigour.

It's not what the vision is, it's what the vision does.

Any approach to strategy quickly encounters a conflict between corporate objectives and corporate capabilities. Attempting the impossible is not good strategy. It is just a waste of resources.

It's a romantic notion that you're going to have one brilliant idea and then everything is going to be great... but the execution and delivery are what's key.

I have the experience we need to make the changes we want and I think that's a winning case.

Getting the big things right that make all the money, that's long cycle, really executing in a way that allows you to do it, that's short cycle.

If you don't execute on your plans, then you don't reach anywhere.

Any powerful idea is absolutely fascinating and absolutely useless until we choose to use it.

… many think that changes and reforms can take place in a short time. I believe that we always need time to lay the foundations for real, effective change.

Strategic quitting is the secret of successful organizations

It's important not to overstate the benefits of ideas. Quite frankly, I know it's kind of a romantic notion that you're just going to have this one brilliant idea and then everything is going to be great. But the fact is that coming up with an idea is the least important part of creating something great. It has to be the right idea and have good taste, but the execution and delivery are what's key.

Every company has room for the man who has a definite plan of action which is to the advantage of that company.