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Nov 16 - Breaking the Rules
Breaking the Rules
"There are two types of rules: laws and conventions. Laws are passed by governments and enforced by police. Conventions are standard or common ways of thinking only by your natural tendency to do things the way they've always been done.
To succeed in a tough, competitive, and fast-changing society, you have to be willing to defy convention and try something new or different when the situation calls for it.
Sometimes the ideal solution to your current problem is the opposite of what everyone else is doing. To survive and thrive in your business or career, you often have to offer something that is better, cheaper, newer, and more convenient - all at once.
Be prepared to innovate, to break out of the mold and ' go boldly where no one has ever gone before' (Tracy, 2003, p. 257)."
Reference: Tracy, B. (2003). Many miles to go: a modern parable for business success. Canada: Entrepreneur Press.
Are you willing to try something that is new or different?
Many Miles to Go is available on loan from the Ohio State University Leadership Center. A complete listing of all the Leadership Center's resources is available on our website http://leadershipcenter.osu.edu/
Created: 2008-04-02, Updated: 2009-02-16
