Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it’s about deliberately choosing to be different.
MICHAEL PORTERThe company without a strategy is willing to try anything.
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In the vast majority of businesses, there is simply no such thing as “the best.”
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Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect.
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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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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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The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy.
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A target should go with every goal. A target is the value that defines success.
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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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Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing.
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Operational effectiveness and strategy are both essential to superior performance.
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The ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity.
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Sound strategy starts with having the right goal
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The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader – the CEO.
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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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Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis.
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There’s a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.
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