Gary Hamel
Gary Hamel
Dr. Gary P. Hamelis an American management expert. He is a founder of Strategos, an international management consulting firm based in Chicago...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
uplifting accomplishment purpose
An uplifting sense of purpose is more than an impetus for individual accomplishment, it is also a necessary insurance policy against expediency and impropriety.
opportunity data people
One way of building private foresight out of public data is looking where others aren't ... if you want to see the future, go to an industry confab and get the list of what was talked about. Then ask, "What did people never talk about?" That's where you're going to find opportunity.
real decision engagement
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.
journey discovery destination
Discovery is the journey; insight is the destination.
numbers squares people
The value of your network is the square of the number of people in it.
perspective innovation lenses
Alan Kay's famous aphorism is that perspective is worth 80 IQ points. An innovative insight is not the product of an individual's brilliance. It's not as if innovators' heads are wired in different ways. Innovation typically comes from looking at the world through a slightly different lens.
new-horizons talent advantage
An enterprise that is constantly exploring new horizons is likely to have a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining talent.
errors contemplating transcription
As human beings, we are the genetic elite, the sentient, contemplating and innovating sum of countless genetic accidents and transcription errors.
imagine enjoy company
Any company that cannot imagine the future won't be around to enjoy it.
serendipity matter facts
Fact is, inventing an innovative business model is often mostly a matter of serendipity.
promise politician break
When a politician bends the truth or a CEO breaks a promise, trust takes a beating.
inspirational change inspiring
You can't build an adaptable organization without adaptable people - and individuals change only when they have to, or when they want to.
rights corporations individual
I am an ardent supporter of capitalism - but I also understand that while individuals have inalienable, God-given rights, corporations do not.
stupid wealth stupid-questions
Only stupid questions create wealth.