To Stay Ahead, You Must

Pessimists See Problems As Stemming From Stable And Universal Causes, Thus Making Them Less Susceptible To Corrective Action. Optimists, In Contrast, View Problems As Temporary And Resulting From Specific Factors That Will Either Change Or Be Changed.

If World Problems Feel Too Big To Tackle, Think Small. Step By Step. Small Wins Build Confidence, Lead The Way To Change.

Everything Looks Like A Failure In The Middle.

Change Masters Are - Literally - The Right People In The Right Place At The Right Time. The Right People Are The Ones With The Ideas That Move Beyond The Organization's Established Practice, Ideas They Can Form Into Visions. The Right Places Are The Integrative Environments That Support Innovation, Encourage The Building Of Coalitions And Teams To Support And Implement Visions. The Right Times Are Those Moments In The Flow Of Organizational History When It Is Possible To Reconstruct Reality On The Basis On Accumulated Innovations To Shape A More Productive And Successful Future.

People Who Are Making Decisions About The Future Often Don't Have Access To Some Of The Best Ideas In The Company, Which May Be At The Periphery Or At Lower Levels.