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.
MICHAEL PORTERTechnology has given us this wonderful opportunity to have low energy costs. We have to seize that, rather than keep debating and discussing and fighting over it.
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Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect.
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Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing.
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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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The ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity.
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The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy.
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Strategy is choice. Strategy means saying no to certain kinds of things.
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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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Operational effectiveness and strategy are both essential to superior performance.
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The 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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Technology has given us this wonderful opportunity to have low energy costs. We have to seize that, rather than keep debating and discussing and fighting over it.
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Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis.
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A target should go with every goal. A target is the value that defines success.
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Strategic thinking rarely occurs spontaneously.
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Risk is a function of how poorly a strategy will perform if the ‘wrong’ scenario occurs.
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