Big or Small?
You are what you believe. If the people in an organization think the company is small, they will act that way. If they think the company is big, they will act that way. It all comes down to belief.
You are what you believe. If the people in an organization think the company is small, they will act that way. If they think the company is big, they will act that way. It all comes down to belief.
When sailing, you need to constantly adjust the sails to the current wind conditions. If the wind changes one way, you need to grind on the winch and pull the sail in. If the wind alters direction the opposite way, you need to let off some line so that sail can let the wind push itself out.
Can you remember when you were young and thinking of meeting friends at the amusement fair? The sense of anticipation, the excitement, and finally meeting up with friends and taking your first ride together. Feeling the buzz of friendship, andrenaline, and a night out.
Today’s world offers lots of opportunities to be creative. It is easier than ever to create a blog, post a photo, or write a tweet. In the business world, the companies that are winning are those that innovate. To innovate, you have to lead your people to be creative. To harness the infinite potential of the people that work for you.
Provident Security is a successful Vancouver based security company that sets out to completely change the alarm business. In the article How to Turn an Industry on Its Head Become Masters of Delivering On Big Promises, Kevin Lawrence and I write about how Provident Security CEO Mike Jagger founded the company on the promise:
“We will be at the customer’s door within five minutes of an alarm going off — guaranteed.”