Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect.
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More Michael Porter Quotes
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Operational effectiveness and strategy are both essential to superior performance.
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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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If a strategy meets a goal: It’s working. If a strategy meets a target: It’s a success.
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Finally, strategy must have continuity. It can’t be constantly reinvented.
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A target should go with every goal. A target is the value that defines success.
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The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change.
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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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Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis.
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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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The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.
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Strategy is choice. Strategy means saying no to certain kinds of things.
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A strategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique.
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The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader – the CEO.
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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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There’s a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.
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