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.
MICHAEL PORTERGood leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis.
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Finally, strategy must have continuity. It can’t be constantly reinvented.
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In the vast majority of businesses, there is simply no such thing as “the best.”
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The ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity.
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The essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you’re trying to accomplish.
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Sound strategy starts with having the right goal
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If a strategy meets a goal: It’s working. If a strategy meets a target: It’s a success.
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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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Operational effectiveness and strategy are both essential to superior performance.
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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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Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis.
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Strategy is choice. Strategy means saying no to certain kinds of things.
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Efforts to preserve all industries will lower the national standard of living.
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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 U.S. is facing a structural competitiveness problem that is leading to the weakest economy we have seen in generations.
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Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it’s about deliberately choosing to be different.
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