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" 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 Porter
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" I'm really puzzled by why people in societies find it difficult to work collaboratively together with other people in societies. "
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" A strategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique. "
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" 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. "
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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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" Being an American doesn't mean that you're guaranteed a high wage. You have to be productive, and we have to create a very low-cost, efficient place to do business, and we've let all that slip in America. "
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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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" As a multisport athlete, I was always fascinated with competition and how to win. At HBS and later at the Harvard Department of Economics, I was drawn to the field of competition and strategy because it tackles perhaps the most basic question in both business management and industrial economics: What determines corporate performance? "
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" 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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" Strategy 101 is about choices: You can't be all things to all people. "
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" In America, the problems of poverty and low income, particularly for minorities, are disproportionately focused in the inner cities. Shining a spotlight on the businesses growing in these communities is proof that any community has the potential for entrepreneurship. "
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" Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing. "
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" 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. "
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