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Michael Porter
Michael Porter
American Educator
Born: May 23, 1947
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Related authors: Bill Nye Booker T. Washington Horace Mann John W. Gardner Mary McLeod Bethune Michael Pollan Temple Grandin Timothy Leary
Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it's about deliberately choosing to be different. Michael Porter
Strategy Be Different About Deliberately Making Different Choices Choosing
Sound strategy starts with having the right goal. Michael Porter
Strategy Starts Having Sound Goal Right
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. Michael Porter
You Same Thing Unlikely Rivals Very Trying Same Essentially Then Successful Your Thing
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
You Other Consistent Mutually Direction Fact Absolutely How Continuity Continuous Improvement In Fact Strategic Each Thing Things
The essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you're trying to accomplish. Michael Porter
You Strategy Must Limits Accomplish Trying Essence Set
Unfortunately, I'm an engineer. I'm always thinking about, what's the task and how do I get it done? And some of my tasks are pretty broad, and pretty fuzzy, and pretty funky, but that's the way I think. Michael Porter
Engineer Think Thinking Broad Way Fuzzy Some Pretty About Always How Task Get Tasks Done Unfortunately Funky
I'm really puzzled by why people in societies find it difficult to work collaboratively together with other people in societies. Michael Porter
Work Together People Difficult Other Find Puzzled Really Why Societies
The ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity. Michael Porter
Change Made Easier Constantly Ability Continuity Effectively
A strategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique. Michael Porter
Strategy Seeks Territory Which Unique Company
The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change. Michael Porter
Technology Change Strategy Underlying Principles Enduring Pace Regardless
The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy. Michael Porter
Teacher Best Strategy Know CEOs Teach Teachers Core
There's a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness. Michael Porter
Strategy Distinction Between Operational Effectiveness Fundamental
So companies have to be very schizophrenic. On one hand, they have to maintain continuity of strategy. But they also have to be good at continuously improving. Michael Porter
Good Schizophrenic Strategy Maintain Also Continuity Continuously Hand Very Improving Companies
America used to be a uniquely productive, low-cost place to do business. We had efficient infrastructure. We had limited regulation. We believed in the market. Michael Porter
Business Market Had Limited Efficient America Place Infrastructure Low-Cost Used Productive Regulation Uniquely Believed
Technology has given us this wonderful opportunity to have low energy costs. We have to seize that, rather than keep debating and discussing and fighting over it. Michael Porter
Technology Wonderful Opportunity Energy Fighting Rather Given Costs Seize Over Over It Debating Than Discussing Energy Costs Low Us Keep
Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing. Michael Porter
Change Opportunities Other Hand Confusing Brings
Finally, strategy must have continuity. It can't be constantly reinvented. Michael Porter
Strategy Finally Must Constantly Continuity Reinvented
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. Michael Porter
You Technology Problems Leader Big Become Goal Hit Anything Your Grow Fast Profitability
Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money. Michael Porter
Business Money Thinking Philanthropy Rigorous Ineffective Decades Behind Use Billions Wasted Applying
Good leaders need a positive agenda, not just an agenda of dealing with crisis. Michael Porter
Positive Good Crisis Leaders Dealing Just Agenda Need
Ultimately, health care fails the most basic test. It's not organized around the needs of the patient. Michael Porter
Health Needs Care Patient Fails Most Health Care Around Test Ultimately Organized Basic
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. Michael Porter
You Business Slip High Wage Very Efficient America American Being Place Mean Low-Cost Create Productive Guaranteed

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