Remarkable Reading #28: ACCELERATE: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World by John P.Kotter and OWN YOUR FUTURE: How to Think Like an Entrepreneur and Thrive in an Unpredictable Economy By Paul B.Brown
The aim of this section Remarkable Reading is pay a tribute to the books that taught, share trends & insights into where our world in the 21st century is heading in a technology enabled world, and ask the right questions.
Bolded and italics quotes and references do not belong to myself and belong directly to the author. The focus is to share valuable insights and teachings from the book to win business for the authors.
Two key areas we'll be touching on are:
1) Career management in an uncertain economic environment
2) Leadership & Management in modern day business
John P.Kotter's ACCELERATE: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World has a lingering impact, and manages to be distinct upon reflection.
Few further takeout's include:
OWN YOUR FUTURE: How to Think Like an Entrepreneur and Thrive in an Unpredictable Economy By Paul B.Brown is a synoptic and sweeping commentary on where modern day business is currently at and what we must do in order to become more entrepreneurial in a fast-moving, technology-focused economy.
Paul B.Browns writing style is robust and reassuring, and he is extravagantly exemplary in articulating with clear examples on what we need to do to future-proof our employment and income.
You can purchase a copy of OWN YOUR FUTURE: How to Think Like an Entrepreneur and Thrive in an Unpredictable Economy By Paul B.Brown here, follow Paul B.Brown on Twitter here, and connect with him on LinkedIN here
You can purchase a copy of ACCELERATE: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World here, visit John P.Kotter's business website here, follow John P.Kotter on Twitter here, follow Kotter International on Twitter here.
Thank you,
Praz
Two key areas we'll be touching on are:
1) Career management in an uncertain economic environment
2) Leadership & Management in modern day business
John P.Kotter's ACCELERATE: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World has a lingering impact, and manages to be distinct upon reflection.
Few further takeout's include:
Page 60 - “Leadership is about setting a direction. It’s about creating a vision, empowering and inspiring people to want to achieve the vision, and enabling them to do so with energy and speed through an effective strategy. In its most basic sense, leadership is about mobilizing a group of people to jump into a better future”
Page 110 - “A management-driven hierarchy, built for reliability and efficient now, leans against significant change and leans hugely against a change as significant as the implementation of a dual operation system. It does so, most fundamentally, because its silos, levels, rules, short-term plans,and narrow jobs systematically create placency. And group complacency is an almost unbelievably powerful force”
Page 112 - “When people have a true sense of urgency around a big strategic opportunity, they instinctively look for something they can do each day to push the enterprise toward exploiting that opportunity. If that means finding a novel way to communicate the opportunity, and increase urgency in others, they do so. If that means encouraging and celebrating little “wins”
That demonstrate faster movement into a successful future, they do it. Their intellectual and emotional commitment to dealing with turbulence and fierce competition shows in their behaviour all the time”
That demonstrate faster movement into a successful future, they do it. Their intellectual and emotional commitment to dealing with turbulence and fierce competition shows in their behaviour all the time”
OWN YOUR FUTURE: How to Think Like an Entrepreneur and Thrive in an Unpredictable Economy By Paul B.Brown is a synoptic and sweeping commentary on where modern day business is currently at and what we must do in order to become more entrepreneurial in a fast-moving, technology-focused economy.
Paul B.Browns writing style is robust and reassuring, and he is extravagantly exemplary in articulating with clear examples on what we need to do to future-proof our employment and income.
Page 3- “Specifically, we set off to answer this question: How can you create a prosperous career in an economic world that is being radically reshaped in real time”?
Page 6 - “In other words, the formula for success (if there is one) is figuring out what you truly want to do. Then, once you know: Act, Laarn, Then Build (off of what you find). And then Repeat (the process)”
Page 101 -”That said, people who succeed at work and in life really believe and act as if “everything is a gift”. Well, maybe not not every single thing imaginable”
Page 104 - “The thing to remember is that successful people work with what they have at hand- and with whatever comes along - and use it to achieve their goals. And that is why they are grateful for surprises, obstacles, and even disappointments.”
Page 117 - If you’re really passionate about what you do, but it’s not going to make you a lot of money, should you still do it”?
Page 157 - “We understand, change can be scary, and if a threat isn’t imminent -for example, no one has told you your job will be eliminated in four months - it can be difficult to change”
Page 158 - “Looking for another job is clearly a choice, but terrific jobs are hard to come by in this limp economy, and if we are right about the workplace being permanently upended, that could be temporary solution at best. That new job you find could disappear just as fast as your current one”
Page 189 - “The takeaway from any of these scenarios: No matter what happens in the economy, you need to be prepared to be entrepreneurial if not actually being an entrepreneur”
Both books are worth revisitng!
Both books are worth revisitng!
You can purchase a copy of OWN YOUR FUTURE: How to Think Like an Entrepreneur and Thrive in an Unpredictable Economy By Paul B.Brown here, follow Paul B.Brown on Twitter here, and connect with him on LinkedIN here
You can purchase a copy of ACCELERATE: Building Strategic Agility for a Faster-Moving World here, visit John P.Kotter's business website here, follow John P.Kotter on Twitter here, follow Kotter International on Twitter here.
Thank you,
Praz
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