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Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect.

Michael Porter

Finally, strategy must have continuity. It can’t be constantly reinvented.
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Constant Invention Strategy
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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Consistency Direction Each Other Improvement Strategy
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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Cost Discussion Energy Fight Low Opportunity Technology Wonderful
The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader – the CEO.
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Leadership Organization Strategy
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
The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change.
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Change Endurance Pace Principle Technology
There’s a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.
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Effect Fundamental Operational Strategy
The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy.
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Best Myself Strategy Teacher
In the vast majority of businesses, there is simply no such thing as “the best.”
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Best Business Majority Simplicity
Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing.
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Change Confusion Hands Opportunity
Sound strategy starts with having the right goal
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Goal Right Sound Start
Strategic thinking rarely occurs spontaneously.
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Occur Rare Strategy
The company without a strategy is willing to try anything.
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Company Ideas Try Willing
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
Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect.
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Community Company Effect Urban
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

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