Creativity Is A Lot Like Looking At

Competition Has Never Been More Threatening Than It Is Now. Innovative Thinkers Challenge The Status Quo In Their Organizations. They Are Often Viewed As "troublemakers." They Threaten The Defenders Of The Status Quo. So Competition Within An Organization Can Also Be Brutal. The Most Effective Leaders Overcome "the Ideology Of Comfort And The Tyranny Of Custom" By Being Change Agents Themselves. They Encourage And Reward Innovative Thinking. I Have Observed That People Only Resist Changes Imposed On Them By Other People.

Confidence Is Not Just In People's Heads; It Comes From The Culture Of The Organization. It's Easier To Expect Success When Working In An Organization That Has A Culture Of Accountability, Collaboration, And Initiative. Without This, It's Easier - And More Self-protective - To Assume Failure So The Person Is Not Disappointed And Instead Pleasantly Surprised.

Life Is Full Of Cycles That Have A Way Of Perpetuating Themselves. Success And Failure Both Feed On Themselves. Things Can Go Downhill Quickly, With People Bogged Down By Ineffective Behavior And Poor Teamwork, Unless Leaders Intervene To Shift The Cycle.

Passion For A Goal Doesn't Guarantee Success, But Without It, You Can't Even Begin.

The Importance Of Discretion Increases With Closeness To The Top Of A Hierarchical Organization.