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.
MICHAEL PORTERChange brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing.
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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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Efforts to preserve all industries will lower the national standard of living.
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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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The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change.
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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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Operational effectiveness and strategy are both essential to superior performance.
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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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The company without a strategy is willing to try anything.
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Sound strategy starts with having the right goal
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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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Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect.
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The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.
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Risk is a function of how poorly a strategy will perform if the ‘wrong’ scenario occurs.
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You can’t be all things to all people.
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Strategic thinking rarely occurs spontaneously.
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