Some businesses wrongly consider irresistible forces as more stable than they are. The irresistible growth enterprise should assume, instead, that irresistible forces will always change, sometimes more suddenly and unexpectedly than ever before.
The company that operates from this assumption will be well positioned to use the volatility brought about by irresistible forces like...
Rapidly evolving customer needs and new technologies have meant that many products, services, and ways of producing goods and services have become obsolete. When that happens, businesses are most commonly faced then with this difficult choice: Destroy what they have on hand by using a new skunk works operation, or acquire nimble competitors and hope to adjust. How nice it would be to create...
The ultimate source of irresistible forces comes in physical changes. For instance, with ice disappearing from the North Pole, undoubtedly entrepreneurs will begin offering adventure trips to that once inaccessible locale.
Humans make physical changes as well. People are taller and heavier than ever before. This has big implications for clothing, furniture, and food manufacturers.
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Ms. Carole Chehab was born into a loving family in Lebanon which pampered her as the eldest child. She was fortunate to be able to attend the finest schools and receive much encouragement at home. With such a sound foundation, it's easy to assume that her life would flow effortlessly forward toward her dream of becoming a lawyer.
Stop for a second, however, and consider where she is from . ....
Having adapted to using irresistible forces to aid your progress, rather than hindering or redirecting your organization, you must also prepare yourself for the likelihood that the same irresistible forces will shift in new and unpredictable ways and degrees at unforeseen times. One way to do this is to operate as though much greater and more frequent volatility will occur, whether it does or...
Irresistible forces can also have not-so-obvious connections to other causes, including other irresistible forces, that can make their future direction and volatility hard to assess. Not seeing these connections and underestimating the volatility can produce negative consequences with surprising speed, and leave companies totally devastated.
The first practical portable personal...
We all rely on each other every day. Otherwise, we wouldn't have water, lights, heat, and air conditioning.
That trust can be harmful, however, if we trust those who may have strong interests to do other than serve our interests.
1) Beware of the assumed rules that may have governed organizational practices in an industry for many years.
In the software business, it has been common...
Many irresistible forces cause an unexpected impact because of a change in the rules of how businesses are allowed to operate. Since external rules are usually something over which you have limited ability to influence, the rules themselves can be irresistible forces.
The irresistible forces unleashed by the rules or their changing can be especially volatile because the rules may be...
Would you Like a Hula Hoop? Can I pay you to take it?
The cyclic nature of trends is also evident in fads involving consumer and industrial goods and services. Usually engaged in by people who want to stand out from the crowd, fads are then reported by the popular press and quickly picked up by those who want to be "in with the 'in' crowd."
Increasing popularity eventually turns the...
If your organization wants to get to the top of the heap, beware of a greased pole as your sole means of conveyance. From a distance, a greased pole may look like a regular pole.
You need to check your assumptions about how reliable the route to the top is before you commit to climbing the pole as your only approach. Otherwise, a lot of time and resources can be lost. In the same way, many...
