A target should go with every goal. A target is the value that defines success.
MICHAEL PORTERI 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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In the vast majority of businesses, there is simply no such thing as “the best.”
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Without a goal analytics is aimless and worthless.
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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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Risk is a function of how poorly a strategy will perform if the ‘wrong’ scenario occurs.
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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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Strategy is choice. Strategy means saying no to certain kinds of things.
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Finally, strategy must have continuity. It can’t be constantly reinvented.
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There’s a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.
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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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Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect.
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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 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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Efforts to preserve all industries will lower the national standard of living.
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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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You can’t be all things to all people.
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