Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it’s about deliberately choosing to be different.
MICHAEL PORTERThere’s a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.
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The ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity.
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Efforts to preserve all industries will lower the national standard of living.
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Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis.
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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 company without a strategy is willing to try anything.
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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 underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change.
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Strategic thinking rarely occurs spontaneously.
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Sound strategy starts with having the right goal
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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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In the vast majority of businesses, there is simply no such thing as “the best.”
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There’s a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.
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Strategy is choice. Strategy means saying no to certain kinds of things.
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Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity.
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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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