The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.
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.
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Ultimately, health care fails the most basic test. It’s not organized around the needs of the patient.
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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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Strategic thinking rarely occurs spontaneously.
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A target should go with every goal. A target is the value that defines success.
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Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect.
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Strategy is choice. Strategy means saying no to certain kinds of things.
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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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Without a goal analytics is aimless and worthless.
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There’s a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.
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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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The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader – the CEO.
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Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis.
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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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The company without a strategy is willing to try anything.
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Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity.
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