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I teach in the medical school, the School of Public Health, the Kennedy School of Government, and the Business School. And it’s the best perch… because most of my work crosses boundaries.

Michael Porter

If your goal is anything but profitability – if it’s to be big, or to grow fast, or to become a technology leader – you’ll hit problems.
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Big Goal Leadership Problem Profit Yourself
The U.S. is facing a structural competitiveness problem that is leading to the weakest economy we have seen in generations.
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Competition Economy Face Generation Structure Weakness
The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change.
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Change Endurance Pace Principle Technology
A target should go with every goal. A target is the value that defines success.
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Definition Goal Success Target Value
Health care historically has been a very siloed field that’s organized around medical specialties – urology, cardiac surgery, and so forth – and around the supply of these specialty services. The patient is the ping-pong ball that moves from service to service.
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Health History Medicine Organization Patient Service
If all you’re trying to do is essentially the same thing as your rivals, then it’s unlikely that you’ll be very successful.
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Rival Success Try Yourself
There’s a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.
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Effect Fundamental Operational Strategy
Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing.
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Change Confusion Hands Opportunity
The purpose of the corporation must be redefined as creating shared value, not just profit per se. This will drive the next wave of innovation and productivity growth in the global economy.
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Creation Definition Economy Global Production Profit Purpose
I teach in the medical school, the School of Public Health, the Kennedy School of Government, and the Business School. And it’s the best perch… because most of my work crosses boundaries.
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Boundary Government Medicine Teaching
You can’t be all things to all people.
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Be Yourself People Self Love
The thing is, continuity of strategic direction and continuous improvement in how you do things are absolutely consistent with each other. In fact, they’re mutually reinforcing.
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Consistency Direction Each Other Improvement Strategy
The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader – the CEO.
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Leadership Organization Strategy
Strategy is about setting yourself apart from the competition. It’s not a matter of being better at what you do – it’s a matter of being different at what you do.
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Better Competition Different Started Yourself
Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity.
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Economics Innovation Issues Prosperity
If a strategy meets a goal: It’s working. If a strategy meets a target: It’s a success.
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Goal Inspirational Strategy Success Work

I teach in the medical school, the School of Public Health, the Kennedy School of Government, and the Business School. And it’s the best perch… because most of my work crosses boundaries.

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I teach in the medical school, the School of Public Health, the Kennedy School of Government, and the Business School. And it’s the best perch… because most of my work crosses boundaries.

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