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

Michael Porter

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
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
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
You can’t be all things to all people.
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Be Yourself People Self Love
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
The ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity.
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Ability Change Constant Continue
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
Efforts to preserve all industries will lower the national standard of living.
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Effort Live Lower National Preserve Standard
The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.
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Choice Essence Strategy Yourself
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 company without a strategy is willing to try anything.
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Company Ideas Try Willing
Without a goal analytics is aimless and worthless.
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Aim Goal Wasted Worth
A strategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique.
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Company Seek Strategy Territory Unique
Strategic thinking rarely occurs spontaneously.
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Occur Rare 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

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