164 Quotes by Gary Hamel

An adaptable company is one that captures more than its fair share of new opportunities. It's always redefining its 'core business' in ways that open up new avenues for growth.

An employee who's one of hundreds, rather than one of a few, is unlikely to feel personally responsible for helping the organization adapt and change.

As the great grandchildren of the industrial revolution, we have learned, at last, that the heedless pursuit of more is unsustainable and, ultimately, unfulfilling. Our planet, our security, our sense of equanimity and our very souls demand something better, something different.

The biggest barriers to strategic renewal are almost always top management's unexamined beliefs.

In a well-functioning democracy, citizens have the option of voting their political masters out of office. Not so in most companies.

In most companies, the formal hierarchy is a matter of public record - it's easy to discover who's in charge of what. By contrast, natural leaders don't appear on any organization chart.

Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane.

In most organizations, change comes in only two flavors: trivial and traumatic. Review the history of the average organization and you'll discover long periods of incremental fiddling punctuated by occasional bouts of frantic, crisis-driven change.

A titled leader relies heavily on positional power to get things done; a natural leader is able to mobilize others without the whip of formal authority.