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" Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it's about deliberately choosing to be different. "

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" You can't have a healthy society unless you have healthy companies that are making a profit, that are employing people and that are growing. "

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" Millennials are more aware of society's many challenges than previous generations and less willing to accept maximizing shareholder value as a sufficient goal for their work. They are looking for a broader social purpose and want to work somewhere that has such a purpose. "

" In a period of economic downturn, the overwhelming instinct is to pare back, cut costs, and lay off. If you do that, do so with your strategy in mind. The worst mistake is to cut across the board. Instead, reconnect and recommit to a clear strategy that will distinguish yourself from others. "

" 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. "

" Companies understand that if their employees are sick, it's really expensive. So despite the rhetoric I hear, thank God employers are still in the health-care system. "

" Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing. "

" There's a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness. "

" The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do. "

" Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis. "

" 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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" Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect. "

" The ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity. "

" I think that, too many times, business has been seen as acting in its narrow self-interest rather than, essentially, contributing more broadly to society. I think a lot of that is unintentional; I don't think that many managers are deliberately trying to be unethical or are not trying to be sensitive to social needs. "

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