Planning Wins the War
Strategy has its foundation in military planning and some of the earliest discussions on the topic date back to Helmuth von Molthke who commanded the Prussian military in the late 1800’s. While he did have to deal with the Smallpox epidemic during the Franco Prussian war, he was quick to observe that planning was vital to victory but also noticed that situations change too fast for strategy to be followed. 2020 echoes these observations. Many of us woke up in March to find that our primary markets shut down or operating at 50% capacity for an indefinite amount of time. Cash flow has been reduced and capital spending is on hold. Many professional relationships we relied upon at customer locations are now unemployed leaving us at a loss for how…