The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy.
MICHAEL PORTERYou can’t be all things to all people.
More Michael Porter Quotes
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The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change.
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A strategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique.
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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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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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Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity.
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Without a goal analytics is aimless and worthless.
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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 ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity.
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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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Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis.
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The company without a strategy is willing to try anything.
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Strategy is choice. Strategy means saying no to certain kinds of things.
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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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Finally, strategy must have continuity. It can’t be constantly reinvented.
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