There is no way to create wealth without ideas. Most new ideas are created by newcomers. So anyone who thinks the world… — Gary Hamel Ideas Copy Share Image
Over time, a successful company will acquire much in the way of resources and momentum, and these things often insulate it from… — Gary Hamel Acquire Copy Share Image
Power has long been regarded as morally corrosive, and we often suspect the intentions of those who seek it. — Gary Hamel Intentions Copy Share Image
There are as many foolhardy ways to grow as there are to downsize. — Gary Hamel Foolhardy Copy Share Image
Alan Kay's famous aphorism is that perspective is worth 80 IQ points. An innovative insight is not the product of an individual's… — Gary Hamel Aphorism Copy Share Image
A titled leader relies heavily on positional power to get things done; a natural leader is able to mobilize others without the… — Gary Hamel Able Copy Share Image
In most languages, 'control' is the first synonym for the word 'manage.' Control is about spotting and correcting deviations from pre-defined standards;… — Gary Hamel About Copy Share Image
As human beings, we are the genetic elite, the sentient, contemplating and innovating sum of countless genetic accidents and transcription errors. — Gary Hamel Accidents Copy Share Image
Like a child star whose fame fades as the years advance, many once-innovative companies become less so as they mature. — Gary Hamel Business Copy Share Image
From Gandhi to Mandela, from the American patriot to the Polish shipbuilders, the makers of revolutions have not come from the top. — Gary Hamel American patriot Copy Share Image
I live a half mile from the San Andreas fault - a fact that bubbles up into my consciousness every time some… — Gary Hamel Andrea Copy Share Image
Organizational structures of today demand too much from a few, and not much at all from everyone else. — Gary Hamel Demand Copy Share Image
Today, no leader can afford to be indifferent to the challenge of engaging employees in the work of creating the future. Engagement… — Gary Hamel Creating Copy Share Image
I am an ardent supporter of capitalism - but I also understand that while individuals have inalienable, God-given rights, corporations do not. — Gary Hamel Ardent Copy Share Image
The biggest barriers to strategic renewal are almost always top management's unexamined beliefs. — Gary Hamel Always Copy Share Image
There's a simple, but oft-neglected lesson here: to sustain success, you have to be willing to abandon things that are no longer… — Gary Hamel Abandon Copy Share Image
... all too often, a successful new business model becomes the business model for companies not creative enough to invent their own. [2002] p.46 — Gary Hamel Business Copy Share Image
While one should never underestimate the ability of risk-besotted financiers to wreak havoc, the real threat to capitalism isn't unfettered financial cunning.… — Gary Hamel Ability Copy Share Image
Most of us understand that innovation is enormously important. It's the only insurance against irrelevance. It's the only guarantee of long-term customer… — Gary Hamel Customer loyalty Copy Share Image
All too often, legacy management practices reflexively perpetuate the past - by over-weighting the views of long-tenured executives, by valuing conformance more… — Gary Hamel Creativity Copy Share Image
Fact is, inventing an innovative business model is often mostly a matter of serendipity. — Gary Hamel Business Copy Share Image
A noble purpose inspires sacrifice, stimulates innovation and encourages perseverance. — Gary Hamel Goals Copy Share Image
You can't build an adaptable organization without adaptable people - and individuals change only when they have to, or when they want… — Gary Hamel Adaptability Copy Share Image
The single biggest reason companies fail is they overinvest in what is, as opposed to what might be. — Gary Hamel Change Copy Share Image
I don't know whether the universe contains any evidence of intelligent design, but I can assure you that thousands of everyday products… — Gary Hamel Design Copy Share Image
