Strategy is about setting yourself apart from the competition. It's not a matter of being better at what you do - it's a matter of being different at….

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

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..

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..

The purpose of the corporation must be redefined as creating shared value, not just profit per se. This will drive the next wave of innovation and pr….

There's a fundamental distinction between strategy and operational effectiveness..

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

The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy..

Competitive strategy is about being different. It means deliberately choosing a different set of activities to deliver a unique mix of value..

Competitiveness is defined as the ability of companies to compete while maintaining or improving the average standard of living. If you are cutting w….

A strategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique..

Operational effectiveness and strategy are both essential to superior performance..

Strategy is choice. Strategy means saying no to certain kinds of things..

Businesses must reconnect company success with social progress. Shared value is not social responsibility, philanthropy, or even sustainability, but ….

The company without a strategy is willing to try anything..

Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity..

Risk is a function of how poorly a strategy will perform if the 'wrong' scenario occurs..

The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do..

Without a goal analytics is aimless and worthless..

Strategic thinking rarely occurs spontaneously.

You can't be all things to all people..