Cynthia Montgomery

Theseus was willing to change over every part of his ship to preserve its seaworthiness. As a strategist, you must be willing to replace virtually every component of your business to extend its relevance and future

executives don’t get paid to be right. They get paid to be effective

On the way home, if the person sitting next to you on the plane asks what you do, simply say: ‘I’m a guardian of organizational purpose

In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are

While it can be painful when it happens, in the long run I wouldn’t want to lead a company that didn’t reinvent itself

Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility

I was very good at motivating and communicating with people. I used to give speeches in the cafeteria so that everyone would know what we were doing

What would my business be like without a strategist?”

A vision is what you want your business to be at some point in the future

Start out with a picture of where you want to end