FASTBREAK Quotes

“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” ~ Mark Twain”
― John R. Childress, FASTBREAK: The CEO's Guide to Strategy Execution

“In God we trust; all others must bring data. ~ W. Edwards Deming”
― John R. Childress, FASTBREAK: The CEO's Guide to Strategy Execution

“I am a leader, therefore I lead; I am an executive, therefore I execute; I am a human being, therefore I care.”
― John R. Childress, FASTBREAK: The CEO's Guide to Strategy Execution

“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, learn along the way, and keep moving. ~ Conrad Hilton”
― John R. Childress, FASTBREAK: The CEO's Guide to Strategy Execution

“Don’t use fancy words to make things sound better than they are or try to impress people. Build your breakthrough objectives using straight, clear, everyday language that your employees will understand.”
― John R. Childress, FASTBREAK: The CEO's Guide to Strategy Execution

“Results are obtained by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems. ~ Peter Drucker”
― John R. Childress, FASTBREAK: The CEO's Guide to Strategy Execution

“We tend to think we can separate strategy from culture, but we fail to notice that in most organizations strategic thinking is deeply colored by tacit assumptions about who they are and what their mission is. ~ Edgar Schein, professor MIT Sloan School of Management”
― John R. Childress, FASTBREAK: The CEO's Guide to Strategy Execution

“A 50-deck PowerPoint presentation of the strategy may impress the board of directors, but it won’t impress the competition or angry customers. Execution is the only competitive advantage. Strategy can only be realized through execution.”
― John R. Childress, FASTBREAK: The CEO's Guide to Strategy Execution