Tag: Productive Paranoia
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Why hyper vigilance is needed in an infinite game?
An infinite game player exhibits “Productive Paranoia” to stay hyper vigilant even when the situation seems rosy red. Failing to stay hyper vigilant by zooming in and out to disruption can land up a player into extinction in the near future. Kodak Camera failed to understand the disruption of the digital camera. MySpace failed to…
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The need of “Productive Paranoia” in the infinite game of life
Life is not a single scene.It is the whole movie that must play out , our only challenge or opportunity is we do not know what comes next Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book Together is Better
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How high performers turn bad luck into good results?
High performers shine when clobbered by setbacks and misfortune. These are ones who use difficulty as a catalyst to deepen purpose . recommit to values . increase discipline and respond with creativity. They heighten productive paranoia and use resilience to overcome all obstacles to reach greatness. Adopted from Jim Collins’s book titled “Great By Choice”
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How “Productive Paranoia” helps keep high performing organizations afloat?
The three main dimensions of “Productive Paranoia” exhibited by high performing or 10X companies , as mentioned by Jim Collins in “Great By Choice” are as follows: Build cash reserves and buffers is like having sufficient oxygen cannisters to help climb Mount Everest.It is the reserve that bails a company out of crisis situations and…
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Why is “Productive Paranoia” needed for high performance?
High performers referred to as 10X performers in Jim Collins’s book titled “Great By Choice” , maintain hypervigilance ,staying highly tuned to threats and changes in environment even when everything is going well. These high performers use “Productive Paranoia” to turn their fear and worry into action , preparing and developing contingency plans , building…
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Merits of Herb Kelleher’s conservative balance sheet
South West Airlines over the years has become renowned as an iconic Airlines in the United States of America. The chairman of SWA , Herb Kelleher built the company’s culture around employee benefits , respect to employees which was a key aspect that helped SWA outperform competitors. As a leader Herb Kelleher exhibited “Productive Paranoia”…
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David Breashears and his “productive paranoia”
David Breashers was the director of the IMAX film titled “Everest” which was shot in Mount Everest ,the tallest peak in the world. This was filmed during the 1996 Mount Everest Disaster which killed quite a few mountaineers. It was the “Productive Paranoia” of the 10X leader David Breashears which saved his entire team and…
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Three dimensions of “Productive Paranoia”
10X or high performing companies over the last 30 to 40 years exhibit an unique quality of “Productive Paranoia”. This quality helps them remain afloat through thick and thin when others around them fall by the wayside. The three dimensions of “Productive Paranoia” are: Accumulate cash reserves and balances to be better prepared for rough…
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How to succeed in an “unforgiving environment”?
Look at the behavior patterns of the following 10X high performing leaders: Herb Kelleher of South West Airlines – Predicting 11 of the last 3 recessions Andy Grove of Intel – “Always looking for the black cloud in the silver lining” Bill Gates – Issuing nightmare memos in Microsoft By embracing the myriad of possible…
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Is “Productive Paranoia” good for high performing organizations?
The high performing 10X companies are ones who maintain hypervigilance in good times as well as bad. They are always on their toes wary of disruption and hence competing with themselves to be a better version everyday. These companies constantly consider the possibility that events could turn against them at any moment and hence to…