Core Competencies Quotes

We adopted a focused strategy of core businesses in Citicorp that play to our unique historic strengths as a global bank that will provide strong growth and attractive returns over the long-term... And we've identified non-core assets we have shed.

Before they deploy, they train for the specific operations, but there is a danger that the Army is not retaining the core of its full capabilities.

Companies that grow for the sake of growth or that expand into areas outside their core business strategy often stumble. On the other hand, companies that build scale for the benefit of their customers and shareholders more often succeed over time.

We have to continue to build on our strengths and remain successful.

We'll be examining and auditing and reviewing all of the programs of the department and really figuring out what is the core mission and how can the federal department of education really support and enhance the role of the departments in the states.

Control your cash. Stick to your core business. Know your numbers.

Focus on your business strengths and keep its weaknesses away from the competition or public.

When you're building a business, you want to focus and deliver excellence at what you do. This simply cannot be done when you are launching multiple ventures, dozens of new products, and selling everywhere and anywhere at the same time.

Every bank has to find its own DNA.

We have to make sure, at Apple, that we stay true to focus, laser focus - we know we can only do great things a few times, only on a few products.

When you're coming into a company and, you know, have to do a transformation, what you really want to do is look at the company and say, 'Okay, here are the parts that the company does well. How do we get those genes to hyper-express? The genes that are getting in the way, how do you turn those off?'

Figure out your niche and maximize it.

Apple doesn't do hobbies as a general rule.

My basic strategy is to stick to my core business, and to my area of expertise. My businesses are all related - retail, shopping centers, banking, real estate and tourism development. Together they create synergy.

The moment a leader steps away from his core competencies, his effectiveness as a leader diminishes.

Companies have centers of gravity. Where they are is part of their identity.

But the best teams I've encountered have one important thing in common: their team structure and processes cover a full range of distinct competencies necessary for success.

When Apple looks at what categories to enter, we ask these kinds of questions: What are the primary technologies behind this? What do we bring? Can we make a significant contribution to society with this? If we can't, and if we can't own the key technologies, we don't do it.

Second, we have to make the most of the strengths we have, the amenities that many of our competitors cannot replicate. But again, those advantages won't mean much if we don't do a great job with the basics of our business.

Private Victory precedes Public Victory. Algebra comes before calculus.

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

There certainly are some good aspects to Common Core.

Successful enterprises are built from the ground up. You can't assemble them with a bunch of acquisitions.

The values we developed were instrumental in gaining a competitive advantage.

Sometimes expanding your game isn't better. Sometimes shrinking your game is a little bit better and really get to the things you do well.