Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it’s about deliberately choosing to be different.
MICHAEL PORTERThe essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.
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Finally, strategy must have continuity. It can’t be constantly reinvented.
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Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect.
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Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity.
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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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There’s a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.
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You can’t be all things to all people.
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A target should go with every goal. A target is the value that defines success.
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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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The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader – the CEO.
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A strategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique.
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Risk is a function of how poorly a strategy will perform if the ‘wrong’ scenario occurs.
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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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Efforts to preserve all industries will lower the national standard of living.
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The ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity.
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