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

Without a goal analytics is aimless and worthless.

Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money.

Apple does all of its research and development in America. It has all these brilliant people sitting in Silicon Valley. But until recently, Apple made nothing in America. Zero. And the jobs that were accessible to a good, well-trained worker that knew how to do welding or assembly, none of those jobs had stayed in America. We don't have the workforce.

Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it's about deliberately choosing to be different.

Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing.

If all you're trying to do is essentially the same thing as your rivals, then it's unlikely that you'll be very successful.