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Be True to Your Vision – Inspire the Best Team

June 8, 2010 by hballou  
Filed under 2. Hire The Best

If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true were really true, there would be little hope of advance.

- Orville Wright

I just watched the unveiling of the new Apple iPhone 4 and am amazed at the leap forward in technology and features. It really resonates with me that Steve Jobs is the Transformational Leader that inspires the ideas and set the sights on the vision, however, it’s the team that makes it all happen.

Before the event was over, Jobs acknowledges his team. They seem to never accept status quo and never accept the fact that anything that others see as being true, not to be true at all.

Ten years ago pundits considered Apple as being dead – 90 days away from bankruptcy. Just recently Apple surpassed Microsoft in company value and continues to gain momentum and set a commanding lead in the markets they serve.

Dead in this case was not true. Limiting your thinking to the products and services previously proven to the the norm, is not true either. Being innovative is creating a blue ocean strategy for your vision.

TIP: Do not let anybody steal your dream. Communicate your vision clearly to your team and inspire excellence in execution. Get the best players and expect the best results. Do not give up and do not let the team give up. You will win.

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