Hi, I’m Gary Brown a FocalPoint business coach.
Welcome to episode 14 of BIZBUZZ.
I stimulate conversations in order to challenge business owners to Be Different and to Act Boldly.
The following video highlights some content from Leading The Revolution, written by Gary Hamel. This is a book that is essentially about leadership.
I am going to comment on three suggestions that grabbed my attention.
The first one is Hamel’s statement that sense of purpose, sense of accomplishment and sense of making a difference is what we are all about. Is our leadership style supportive of these needs?
Secondly, Hamel suggests that imagination not investment drives innovation. One of the questions by which he would judge new ideas is to ask to what extent does the idea deviate from industry norms? That causes me to ask: Are we ready to do some dreaming? Are we bold enough to try being different?
My third choice is Hamel’s suggestion that business concept innovation is a way of going around competitors. It’s based on avoidance not attack. He further stresses that if the concept is not different then it is not strategic. Period.
Well, that’s it for Leading The Revolution.
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