Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it’s about deliberately choosing to be different.
MICHAEL PORTERThe U.S. is facing a structural competitiveness problem that is leading to the weakest economy we have seen in generations.
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Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity.
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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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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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Without a goal analytics is aimless and worthless.
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You can’t be all things to all people.
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Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis.
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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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Risk is a function of how poorly a strategy will perform if the ‘wrong’ scenario occurs.
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Sound strategy starts with having the right goal
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Finally, strategy must have continuity. It can’t be constantly reinvented.
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The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.
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The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change.
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The U.S. is facing a structural competitiveness problem that is leading to the weakest economy we have seen in generations.
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If a strategy meets a goal: It’s working. If a strategy meets a target: It’s a success.
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Strategic thinking rarely occurs spontaneously.
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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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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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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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The essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you’re trying to accomplish.
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Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect.
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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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If your goal is anything but profitability – if it’s to be big, or to grow fast, or to become a technology leader – you’ll hit problems.
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In the vast majority of businesses, there is simply no such thing as “the best.”
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The company without a strategy is willing to try anything.
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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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