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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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Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis.
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Deal Goodness Leadership Need Positive
Operational effectiveness and strategy are both essential to superior performance.
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Effect Operational Performance Superior
Strategy is about setting yourself apart from the competition. It’s not a matter of being better at what you do – it’s a matter of being different at what you do.
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Better Competition Different Started Yourself
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
Finally, strategy must have continuity. It can’t be constantly reinvented.
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Constant Invention Strategy
There’s a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.
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Effect Fundamental Operational Strategy
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
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
Sound strategy starts with having the right goal
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Goal Right Sound Start
A strategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique.
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Company Seek Strategy Territory Unique
Ultimately, health care fails the most basic test. It’s not organized around the needs of the patient.
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Basic Care Failure Health Need Patient
Strategy is choice. Strategy means saying no to certain kinds of things.
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Choice Decline Kind Strategy
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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Activity Choice Competition Deliver Different Unique
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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Cost Discussion Energy Fight Low Opportunity Technology Wonderful
Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing.
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Change Confusion Hands Opportunity
Strategic thinking rarely occurs spontaneously.
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Occur Rare Strategy

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