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
Bruce Henderson quotes about
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.
scope advantage expenses
The objective is to enlarge the scope of your advantage which can only happen at someone else's expense.
leadership like-you dangerous
Your most dangerous competitors are those that are most like you.
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.
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.