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“Business management books often stress “centralized planning and decentralized execution.” That is too top-down for my taste. I believe in a centralized vision, coupled with decentralized planning and execution. In”
― Jim Mattis, Call Sign Chaos

“the Corps, I was taught to use the concept of “command and feedback.” You don’t control your subordinate commanders’ every move; you clearly state your intent and unleash their initiative. Then, when the inevitable obstacles or challenges arise, with good feedback loops and relevant data displays, you hear about it and move to deal with the obstacle.”
― Jim Mattis, Call Sign Chaos

“you can’t talk freely with the most junior members of your organization, then you’ve lost touch.”
― Jim Mattis, Call Sign Chaos

“Yet over the course of my career, every time I made a mistake—and I made many—the Marines promoted me. They recognized that those mistakes were part of my tuition and a necessary bridge to learning how to do things right.”
― Jim Mattis, Call Sign Chaos