The Problem With The Future Is That

A Titled Leader Relies Heavily On Positional Power To Get Things Done; A Natural Leader Is Able To Mobilize Others Without The Whip Of Formal Authority.

It Doesn't Matter Much Where Your Company Sits In Its Industry Ecosystem, Nor How Vertically Or Horizontally Integrated It Is - What Matters Is Its Relative 'share Of Customer Value' In The Final Product Or Solution, And Its Cost Of Producing That Value.

In The Age Of Revolution It Is Not Knowledge That Produces New Wealth, But Insight - Insight Into Opportunities For Discontinuous Innovation. Discovery Is The Journey; Insight Is The Destination. You Must Become Your Own Seer.

In A Well-functioning Democracy, Citizens Have The Option Of Voting Their Political Masters Out Of Office. Not So In Most Companies.

The Real Damper On Employee Engagement Is The Soggy, Cold Blanket Of Centralized Authority. In Most Companies, Power Cascades Downwards From The Ceo. Not Only Are Employees Disenfranchised From Most Policy Decisions, They Lack Even The Power To Rebel Against Egocentric And Tyrannical Supervisors.