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Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money.

Michael Porter

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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Creation Definition Economy Global Production Profit Purpose
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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Big Goal Leadership Problem Profit Yourself
Ultimately, health care fails the most basic test. It’s not organized around the needs of the patient.
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Basic Care Failure Health Need Patient
Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing.
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Change Confusion Hands Opportunity
Without a goal analytics is aimless and worthless.
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Aim Goal Wasted Worth
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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Competition Economy Face Generation Structure Weakness
A strategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique.
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Company Seek Strategy Territory Unique
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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Rival Success Try Yourself
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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Better Competition Different Started Yourself
Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis.
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Deal Goodness Leadership Need Positive
There’s a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.
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Effect Fundamental Operational Strategy
The company without a strategy is willing to try anything.
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Company Ideas Try Willing
The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.
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Choice Essence Strategy Yourself
Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money.
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Business Money Philanthropy Thinking Time Wasted Time
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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Boundary Government Medicine Teaching
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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Health History Medicine Organization Patient Service

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