Michael Porter Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“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.”

“Ultimately, health care fails the most basic test. It's not organized around the needs of the patient.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

“Companies operating in urban communities have a tremendous ripple effect.”

“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.”

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

“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.”