Bruce Henderson
Bruce Henderson
Bruce Doolin Hendersonwas an American entrepreneur, the founder of the Boston Consulting Group. Henderson founded BCG in 1963 in Boston, Massachusetts. He headed the firm as President and CEO until 1980 and stayed on as Chairman until 1985...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
scope advantage expenses
The objective is to enlarge the scope of your advantage which can only happen at someone else's expense.
competition strategy depends
All strategy depends on competition.
hands killers cold
Fatal North was being poisoned to death aboard his own vessel and by someone from his hand-picked crew... a cold-blooded, calculating, pre-meditated murder by a diabolical killer.
leadership like-you dangerous
Your most dangerous competitors are those that are most like you.
mediocrity typical should
Any corporate policy and plan which is typical of the industry is doomed to mediocrity. Where this is not so, it should be possible to demonstrate that all other competitors are at a distinct disadvantage.
excellence waste encounters
Any approach to strategy quickly encounters a conflict between corporate objectives and corporate capabilities. Attempting the impossible is not good strategy. It is just a waste of resources.
successful differences essentials
The essential element of successful strategy is that it derives its success from the differences between competitors with a consequent difference in their behavior.
amount believe incredible million plan spending talking
They're talking about spending $800 million up front. That's an incredible amount for even a billionaire, ... I don't believe the plan is real. I don't think they're serious.
clearly document hand reflect rock time turn
Every time you turn over a rock at the city, you find sleight of hand in the budget, a document that doesn't clearly reflect what's going on.
last
The last thing in the world they wanted was scrutiny.
advantage business matter small
If you are in business and self-supporting you already have some kind of competitive advantage no matter how small or subtle.
issues pride sounds
I don't see any problems, other than for issues of pride. ... I may be overlooking something, but it sounds like, win, win, win.