The Goal Of Winning Is Not Losing

Innovation Is An Outgrowth Of Initiative, And Initiative - Taking Positive Actions In A Belief That Your Actions Can Make A Difference - Is A Big Part Of Confidence.

The Behavior Of People And The Culture Of An Organization Are Very Different In Winning Streaks And Losing Streaks. But What Both Have In Common Is Their Momentum - Once Winners' Or Losers' Habits And Culture Take Hold, They Tend To Perpetuate Themselves.

Everything Looks Like A Failure In The Middle. In Neary Every Change Project, Doubt Is Cast On The Original Vision Because Problems Are Mounting And The End Is Nowhere In Sight.

The More Closed The Circle, The More Difficult It Is For 'outsiders' To Break In. Their Very Difficulty In Entering May Be Taken As A Sign Of Incompetence, A Sign That The Insiders Were Right To Close Their Ranks.

After Years Of Telling Corporate Citizens To 'trust The System,' Many Companies Must Relearn Instead To Trust Their People - And Encourage Their People To Use Neglected Creative Capacities In Order To Tap The Most Potent Economic Stimulus Of All: Idea Power.