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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
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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- Nov 07, 2020
As minorities and other immigrant groups become more important to our economy, the inner city is a crucible that gives us an early look at phenomena that are going to be spreading more broadly in the economy over time.
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm really puzzled by why people in societies find it difficult to work collaboratively together with other people in societies.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
I teach in the medical school, the School of Public Health, the Kennedy School of Government, and the Business School. And it's the best perch... because most of my work crosses boundaries.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
Health care historically has been a very siloed field that's organized around medical specialties - urology, cardiac surgery, and so forth - and around the supply of these specialty services. The patient is the ping-pong ball that moves from service to service.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ultimately, health care fails the most basic test. It's not organized around the needs of the patient.
- Competition
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- Nov 07, 2020
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?
- Challenges
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Nov 07, 2020
Sound strategy starts with having the right goal.
- Essence
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- Nov 07, 2020
The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
The essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you're trying to accomplish.
- Principles
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- Nov 07, 2020
The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
The ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity.
- Choices
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- Nov 07, 2020
Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it's about deliberately choosing to be different.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy.
- Effectiveness
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness.
- Same
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020