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Finally, strategy must have continuity. It can't be constantly reinvented.

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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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

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

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Sound strategy starts with having the right goal.

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

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Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity.

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Strategy 101 is about choices: You can't be all things to all people.

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The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change.

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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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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.

Michael Porter

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

The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.

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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.

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The company without a strategy is willing to try anything.

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The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader - the CEO.

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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.

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

Michael Porter

Billions are wasted on ineffective philanthropy. Philanthropy is decades behind business in applying rigorous thinking to the use of money.

Michael Porter

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

Michael Porter

Finally, strategy must have continuity. It can't be constantly reinvented.

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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.

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The essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you're trying to accomplish.

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Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect.

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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.

Michael Porter