The goal is not to speculate on what might happen, but to imagine what you can make happen.
Gary HamelOver the centuries, religion has become institutionalized, and in the process encrusted with elaborate hierarchies, top-heavy bureaucracies, highly specialized roles and reflexive routines.
Gary HamelTaking risks, breaking the rules, and being a maverick have always been important but today they are more crucial than ever.
Gary HamelDakota tribal wisdom says that when you're on a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. Of course, there are other strategies. You can change riders. You can get a committee to study the dead horse. You can benchmark how other companies ride dead horses. You can declare that it's cheaper to feed a dead horse. You can harness several dead horses together. But after you've tried all these things, you're still going to have to dismount.
Gary Hamel