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The ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity.

Michael Porter

The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change.
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Change Endurance Pace Principle Technology
Ultimately, health care fails the most basic test. It’s not organized around the needs of the patient.
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Basic Care Failure Health Need Patient
Finally, strategy must have continuity. It can’t be constantly reinvented.
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Constant Invention Strategy
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
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
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 ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity.
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Ability Change Constant Continue
Efforts to preserve all industries will lower the national standard of living.
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Effort Live Lower National Preserve Standard
There’s a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.
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Effect Fundamental Operational Strategy
Strategy is choice. Strategy means saying no to certain kinds of things.
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Choice Decline Kind Strategy
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
Strategic thinking rarely occurs spontaneously.
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Occur Rare Strategy
Without a goal analytics is aimless and worthless.
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Aim Goal Wasted Worth
The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy.
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Best Myself Strategy Teacher
The company without a strategy is willing to try anything.
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Company Ideas Try Willing
Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing.
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Change Confusion Hands Opportunity

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