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Without a goal analytics is aimless and worthless.

Michael Porter

The ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity.
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Ability Change Constant Continue
The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader – the CEO.
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Leadership Organization Strategy
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
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
There’s a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.
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Effect Fundamental Operational Strategy
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
Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity.
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Economics Innovation Issues Prosperity
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 best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy.
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Best Myself Strategy Teacher
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
Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis.
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Deal Goodness Leadership Need Positive
You can’t be all things to all people.
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Be Yourself People Self Love
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
Finally, strategy must have continuity. It can’t be constantly reinvented.
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Constant Invention Strategy
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
The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change.
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Change Endurance Pace Principle Technology

Without a goal analytics is aimless and worthless.

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