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Competitive strategy is about being different. It means deliberately choosing a different set of activities to deliver a unique mix of value.

Michael Porter

The ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity.
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Ability Change Constant Continue
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
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
Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity.
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Economics Innovation Issues Prosperity
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
Strategic thinking rarely occurs spontaneously.
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Occur Rare Strategy
Competitive strategy is about being different. It means deliberately choosing a different set of activities to deliver a unique mix of value.
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Activity Choice Competition Deliver Different Unique
The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader – the CEO.
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Leadership Organization Strategy
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
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
The essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you’re trying to accomplish.
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Accomplishment Limitation Strategy Yourself
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
In the vast majority of businesses, there is simply no such thing as “the best.”
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Best Business Majority Simplicity
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
There’s a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.
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Effect Fundamental Operational Strategy

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