Eddie Obeng Quotes

Look several months ahead, see where the obstacles lie, and figure out ways to overcome them.

As part of our renewal - we need to fight problems, not just wait for them to take place.

It doesn't always happen according to the way you have planned things out but I feel if you have covered most of the aspects, it does help out there in the middle.

I look three to five years ahead, not 10 years behind.

Think as you work, for in the final analysis, your worth to your company comes not only in solving problems, but also in anticipating them.

My business is to prevent the future.

One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.

I think so many people are reactive... they see things in a short term way they're right up against it.

The earlier you start to solve a problem, the less draconian the solution needs to be.

We must solve problems before they occur, rather than scrambling to deal with crises after they erupt..

… problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.

I'm always good at seeing five, ten steps ahead. Like, really thinking ahead, you know? Reverse engineering, whatever it is, you know.

It's easy to be a short-term hero. It is very easy for me to get tremendous results very short term, get that translated into compensation, and be off sailing in the Bahamas. But the goal for this company - and it's very difficult to do - the goal is to follow a four- or five-year process.

We are never complacent. My job is to make us look 10 years out and be prepared.

I understand that fans think short-term, and there's nothing wrong with that. You live or you die in the short term. But I believe in our system, and when you do that, you don't make knee-jerk decisions.

I never think long or long term.

I want to take a long-term view. Being distracted by short term things can be dangerous when you are making cold, calm, long-term decisions.

It is better to anticipate than to react.

We know our future's not guaranteed, so every day, we have to relentlessly pursue additional actions to drive our competitiveness.

Meeting the challenges of the future requires a state that can think and act strategically.

I don't think any guy goes into a season worrying about the next season.

I try to avoid all mistakes. I try to prepare my players and to put them in the best condition to play the game. If you discover a problem during the game, it is too late. You must anticipate and prepare.

I always prepare for the worst.

If I focus on the short-term goals, then the long-term goals are going to be in my favor.

We need to be able to answer not yesterday's challenges but to tomorrow's challenges.