Top 38 Quotes by Michael Porter

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These are some quotes by American author Michael Porter Educator, who was born in 1947.

The company without a strategy is willing to try anything.

The company without a strategy is willing to try anything.

Michael Porter

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.

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

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

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

Michael Porter

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.

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.

Michael Porter

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

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

Michael Porter

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

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

Michael Porter

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.

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

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.

Michael Porter

Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity.

Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity.

Michael Porter

I'm really puzzled by why people in societies find it difficult to work collaboratively together with other people in societies.

I'm really puzzled by why people in societies find it difficult to work collaboratively together with other people in societies.

Michael Porter

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