I also disagree that business plans are not battle plans. They have a great
deal in common - why do you think so many executives extol the virtues of
Sun Tzu "The Art of War"? Business and battle are very much the same. Both
require strategic and tactical thinking. Both required variable degrees if
flexibility and rigidity. There are allies, innocents, and opponents.

To those reading this who are not business people, but who are thinking
about becoming such, a very good rule of thumb is to plan for the best, but
prepare for the worst, and always keep your options open. I can not tell
you how many times Innovative has evolved almost literally in front of my
eyes.


DK

Anyone advocating or subscribing to military tactics in the business
world is a fool. He/she might "win" the occasional battle but the war
will be forever beyond their grasp.