"Strategic execution is not simply carrying out a fixed plan. Rather, it is a complex matter of both initiating action and effectively responding to events as they unfold. Without proper grounding in the strategic situation, the political and military objectives of the strategy, and the strategic concept, Marines will not be prepared to adapt to changing circumstances... There is no shortcut to strategic wisdom.
We must think about these concepts, internalize them, and constantly seek to improve our understanding of the strategic environment. Such an understanding, based on a professional approach to the complexities of war and politics, is the essence of 'fighting smart.'"-- MCDP 1-1: Strategy
Proverbs 11:14
Where there is no guidance, a people falls,
but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
People fall because there are holes and they don't know where they are. We live in a world where you can trip over things and fall into other things. There is no use pretending them away or wishing they weren't there. But merely admitting them is not a win if you still don't know where they are.
Proverbs 20:18
Plans are established by counsel;
by wise guidance wage war.
Wisdom knows how to fight. Wisdom will help you know when to fight, what's worth fighting about and how to fight when it's a hill worth dying upon.
Proverbs 24:5-6
A wise man is full of strength,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
for by wise guidance you can wage your war,
and in abundance of counselors there is victory.
Wisdom makes might mightier. Sagacity makes a sword sharper, more deadly. Wisdom is a better warrior than mere weight. Muscle can move things, but the mind moves the muscle.
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