Ultimately, health care fails the most basic test. It’s not organized around the needs of the patient.
MICHAEL PORTERIf a strategy meets a goal: It’s working. If a strategy meets a target: It’s a success.
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The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader – the CEO.
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Efforts to preserve all industries will lower the national standard of living.
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Sound strategy starts with having the right goal
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Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money.
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A strategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique.
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The company without a strategy is willing to try anything.
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Competitive strategy is about being different. It means deliberately choosing a different set of activities to deliver a unique mix of value.
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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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In the vast majority of businesses, there is simply no such thing as “the best.”
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Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing.
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Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis.
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The essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you’re trying to accomplish.
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Strategy is choice. Strategy means saying no to certain kinds of things.
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There’s a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.
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Operational effectiveness and strategy are both essential to superior performance.
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