Business transformation can feel like a busy standing-room-only subway train.
It moves fast and takes careful balance to not stumble with every jolt and plow into others. At the same time, it requires careful positioning and timing to squeeze past passengers and get off at the right station. Add that on top of constant delays, unknown smells and pushy bodies and we wonder why we even bother. That's when we need to take a drink from the inspiration water cooler to remind us the train is taking us to exactly where we need to go.
Here's some wisdom from leaders to keep us moving forward in our business transformation goals.
"I believe you have to be willing to be misunderstood if you're going to innovate." --Jeff Bezos
"The day you are not solving problems or are not up to your butt in problems is probably a day you are no longer leading." --Colin Powell
"In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks." --Mark Zuckerberg
"All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns." --Bruce Lee
"We need to realize that our path to transformation is through our mistakes. We're meant to make mistakes, recognize them, and move on to become unlimited." --Yehuda Berg
"It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change." --Charles Darwin
"You can't build an adaptable organization without adaptable people--and individuals change only when they have to, or when they want to." --Gary Hamel
"Those who lead by example and demonstrate passion for what they do make it much easier for their followers to do the same." --Marshall Goldsmith
"Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning." --Bill Gates
"Every ,-ful organization has to make the transition from a world defined primarily by repetition to one primarily defined by change. This is the biggest transformation in the structure of how humans work together since the Agricultural Revolution." --Bill Drayton
"You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over." --Richard Branson
"Your brand is your culture." --Tony Hsieh
"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it." --Lou Holtz
"The difference between a pebble and a mountain lies in whom you ask to move it." --Marcus Buckingham
"The trick to balance is to not make sacrificing important things become the norm." --Simon Sinek
"Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose." --Bill Gates
"Let go of certainty. The opposite isn't uncertainty. It's openness, curiosity & willingness to embrace paradox." --Tony Schwartz
"Great companies foster a productive tension between continuity and change." --Jim Collins
"If we really want to be effective with communication, we have to humanize our brands." --Amy Jo Martin
"Know your business and industry better than anyone else in the world. Love what you do or don't do it." --Mark Cuban
"Legacy is greater than currency." --Gary Vaynerchuk
About the Author
Nicole is Director of Marketing at Kintone, with 10+ years experience in content strategy, campaign management, lead acquisition and building positive work cultures of empowered, purpose-driven team members. She spent seven years as a journalist, previously serving as a CBS San Francisco digital producer, NPR contributor, Patagon Journal deputy editor and reporter for several publications, including the Chicago Tribune. She's passionate about the tech for good space, social entrepreneurship and women leadership. On the weekends, you’ll likely find her putting her Master Gardener skills to use in at community gardens in Oakland.
