Management Quote by Michael E. Porter

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

— Michael Porter

“Programs in operational effectiveness produce reassuring progress, although superior profitability may remain elusive. Business publications and consultants flood the market with information about what…

— Michael E. Porter

Operational effectiveness and strategy are both essential to superior performance.

— Michael Porter

“In many industries, however, what some call hypercompetition is a self-inflicted wound, not the inevitable outcome of a changing paradigm of competition. The root…

— Michael E. Porter

“The four building blocks that managers can use to improve strategy execution—decision rights, information, structure, and motivators—are inextricably linked.”

— Gary L. Neilson

“Most companies that win don't have a unique strategy; quite the opposite, they are doing what everyone else is doing but have figured out…

— Robert G. Thompson

“Operational effectiveness can be the single most important factor in the success, or indeed in the survival, of any business.”

— Bruce C.N. Greenwald

“Managers at lower levels lack the perspective and the confidence to maintain a strategy. There will be constant pressures to compromise, relax trade-offs, and…

— Michael E. Porter

“Strategy execution doesn’t go for perfect, it’s the core business capability needs to be sharpened for improving the business performance and maturity.”

— Pearl Zhu

“Every one strengthens one or more of the building blocks executives can use to improve their strategy-execution capability: clarifying decision rights, improving information, establishing…

— Gary L. Neilson

“The high performing organizational culture and business capability coherence are the decisive factors for the success of strategy execution.”

— Pearl Zhu

“A great strategic approach isn’t just about goals; it’s about aligning resources, timing, and execution.”

— Wayne Chirisa