Human beings unlike other animals have the unique gift of the NEW or RATIONAL brain that helps us to analyze problems , brainstorm and make informed decisions..The same has been endorsed by the following quote from Cal Newport where he mentions that we revel in challenging environments where we can make use of our rational mind..
“Human beings, it seems, are at their best when immersed deeply in something challenging.”
Adopted from the following great quote of Seth Godin from his book Linchpin..
“Expertise gives you enough insight to reinvent what everyone else assumes is the truth.”
Adopted from Seth Godin’s quote from his book The Linchpin
“The linchpins among us are not the ones born with a magical talent. No, they are people who have decided that a new kind of work is important, and trained themselves to do it.”
Adopted from the following great quote of Seth Godin from his book Purple Cow
“Nobody says “Yeah, I’d like to set myself up for some serious criticism!” And yet the only way to be remarkable is to do just that.”
Adopted from the following great quote of Seth Godin..
“We’ve greatly exaggerated the risk of sinking, without celebrating the value of swimming.”
Adopted from the following great quote of Seth Godin , on risk taking..
“Hard work is about risk. It begins when you deal with the things that you’d rather not deal with: fear of failure, fear of standing out, fear of rejection. Hard work is about training yourself to leap over this barrier, drive through the other barrier. And after you’ve done that, to do it again the next day.”
Adopted from the following iconic marketing quote of Seth Godin..
“People don’t believe what you tell them.
They rarely believe what you show them.
They often believe what their friends tell them.
They always believe what they tell themselves.”
Whereas a Hedgehog is FOCUSED towards its goal , a FOX even though more powerful and cunning works in a Scattered , diffused and inconsistent manner..
A company which adopts a HEDGEHOG concept is focused like a hedgehog knowing their own limitations and operate within the bounds of the Hedgehog framework..
Companies which have potential to be great but never quite reach there are like foxes wherein in spite of being street smart they cannot quite be disciplined to be within the bounds of the Hedgehog Framework..
Adopted from Jim Collins’s book Good to Great
There is a big difference between Great & Iconic Leaders(Level 5 Leaders) and Terrific Leaders(Level 4 Leaders) when it comes to Succession Planning as mentioned by Jim Collins in his book Good to Great..
Whereas Level 5 Leaders set up their successors for EVEN GREATER SUCCESS in the next generation , EGOCENTRIC LEVEL 4 leaders often set up their successors for failure..
Level 5 Leaders are iconic leaders who have taken their organizations from Good to Great as mentioned by Jim Collins in his book Good to Great.
These are leaders who embody a paradoxical mix of Personal Humility and Professional Will.
They are ambitious for sure but ambitious first and foremost for the company and not for themselves..