Strategic thinking rarely occurs spontaneously.
MICHAEL PORTERStrategic thinking rarely occurs spontaneously.
MICHAEL PORTERThe chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader – the CEO.
MICHAEL PORTERA target should go with every goal. A target is the value that defines success.
MICHAEL PORTERBillions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money.
MICHAEL PORTERChange brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing.
MICHAEL PORTERIf 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.
MICHAEL PORTERUltimately, health care fails the most basic test. It’s not organized around the needs of the patient.
MICHAEL PORTERStrategy is choice. Strategy means saying no to certain kinds of things.
MICHAEL PORTERGood leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis.
MICHAEL PORTERThe essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you’re trying to accomplish.
MICHAEL PORTERHealth 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.
MICHAEL PORTERThe 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.
MICHAEL PORTERThe best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy.
MICHAEL PORTEROperational effectiveness and strategy are both essential to superior performance.
MICHAEL PORTERSound strategy starts with having the right goal
MICHAEL PORTERThe U.S. is facing a structural competitiveness problem that is leading to the weakest economy we have seen in generations.
MICHAEL PORTER