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Finally, strategy must have continuity. It can’t be constantly reinvented.

Michael Porter

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
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
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
The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader – the CEO.
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Leadership Organization Strategy
Operational effectiveness and strategy are both essential to superior performance.
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Effect Operational Performance Superior
In the vast majority of businesses, there is simply no such thing as “the best.”
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Best Business Majority Simplicity
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
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
The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change.
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Change Endurance Pace Principle Technology
Efforts to preserve all industries will lower the national standard of living.
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Effort Live Lower National Preserve Standard
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
Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it’s about deliberately choosing to be different.
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Choice Different Strategy Yourself
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 ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity.
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Ability Change Constant Continue
Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis.
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Deal Goodness Leadership Need Positive
Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing.
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Change Confusion Hands Opportunity

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