“Strategy is about making choices; it’s about deliberately choosing to be different.”
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Famous Michael Porter Quotes
“The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader - the CEO.”
“Operational effectiveness and strategy are both essential to superior performance.”
Source: Leadership, Strategy, and Innovation: Health Care Collection (8 Items)
“Efforts to preserve all industries will lower the national standard of living.”
Source: Competitive Advantage of Nations: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance
“Strategy is choice. Strategy means saying no to certain kinds of things.”
“The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy.”
“Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing.”
“The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.”
Source: Leadership, Strategy, and Innovation: Health Care Collection (8 Items)
“Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it's about deliberately choosing to be different.”
“Finally, strategy must have continuity. It can't be constantly reinvented.”
“The essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you're trying to accomplish.”
“There's a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.”
“A strategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique.”
“Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect.”
“The ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity.”
“A target should go with every goal. A target is the value that defines success.”
“If a strategy meets a goal: It's working. If a strategy meets a target: It's a success.”
“Risk is a function of how poorly a strategy will perform if the 'wrong' scenario occurs.”
Source: Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance
“The company without a strategy is willing to try anything.”
“Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis.”
“In the vast majority of businesses, there is simply no such thing as “the best.””
Source: Leadership, Strategy, and Innovation: Health Care Collection (8 Items)