Despite the roar of voices wanting to equate strategy with ambition, leadership, “vision,” planning, or the economic logic of competition, strategy is none of these. The core of strategy work is always the same: discovering the critical
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“We are A-to-Z thinkers, fretting about A, obsessing over Z, yet forgetting all about B through Y.”
― The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
― The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
“A defining feature of intuitive judgment is its insensitivity to the quality of the evidence on which the judgment is based.”
― Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
― Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
“Once you eliminate your number one problem, number two gets a promotion.”
― The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully
― The Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully
“So finding meaning in events is positively correlated with well-being but negatively correlated with foresight. That sets up a depressing possibility: Is misery the price of accuracy?”
― Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
― Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
“Remember, a castle can be an intimidating, impenetrable fortress, or it can be turned into a prison when surrounded. The”
― The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
― The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
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