Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Create diversions when things get difficult. ’ It creates a great diversion from the real issues. Blame the market, other departments or poor IT-systems for the fact that you are not taking brave, independent action. The Emerging Strategy of Innovative Service. THE STRATEGY TOURIST: 20 BEHAVIORS.

Strategy 58

Strategy Strategic Planning Porter Simon 58

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2012

In the game of innovation, there is next to no time to rest. Packaged food companies like Kraft and Pepsi use their scale to penetrate markets quickly and efficiently. Consider Porter's value chain. In the past three decades, managers have embraced off-shoring, outsourcing, and open innovation.

Porter 12

Porter Competitive Advantage Safe Harbor Efficiency 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

The smartest minds in social innovation are increasingly committed to engaging with the private sector to make significant changes in areas like health, education, and poverty. What happens when you reverse that model and place these investments at the front-end of your corporate innovation strategy? The Innovation Continuum.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Porter Team Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 24, 2013

Meet the New Face of Diversity: The “Slacker” Millennial Guy. Research and examples published in HBR this year — including an account of a much more effective government agency’s approach to solving problems — prove how critical they are to innovation. Special Forces Innovation: How DARPA Attacks Problems.

Management 17

Management Health Care Middle Management Agility 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Where other mantras – such as quality or managed care – have failed to galvanize the system’s diverse stakeholders, value may have a chance. Michael Porter has defined value as “health outcomes achieved per dollar spent.” In most markets consumers define value by purchasing and using things. Leading Health Care Innovation.

Health Care 8

Health Care Porter Long-term Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2015

Both men thought that the industry was stale and too homogeneous relative to the diversity of customers it sought to serve. As Levie put it, “in this industry, people already think they have innovated if they have painted a grey wall green.” ” They two men were plotting to change that.

Industry 8

Industry Hotels Travel Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2018

Other researchers, including Enrico Moretti, Michael Porter, and my colleague Mark Muro , point to the power of clusters — especially in tech-based advanced industries — for regional job creation. Help small- and middle-market firms scale. Others provide customized services to small and mid-sized manufacturers.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Porter Incentives Competitive Advantage 8