At the pinnacle of great design are products so gorgeous and lust-worthy that you want to lick them: a Porsche 911, Samsung's Luxia TV, an Eames lounge chair or anything by Loro Piana. Gary Hamel chairdesigneame Change image and share on social
We owe our existence to innovation. Our species exists thanks to four billion years of genetic innovation. Gary Hamel billionexistexistence Change image and share on social
Businesses fail when they over-invest in what is at the expense of what could be. Gary Hamel businessexpensefail Change image and share on social
Most companies don't have the luxury of focusing exclusively on innovation. They have to innovate while stamping out zillions of widgets or processing billions of transactions. Gary Hamel billioncompanyexclusively Change image and share on social
Building human-centered organizations doesn't imply a return to the paternalistic, corporate welfare practices of the 19th century. Most of us don't want to be nannied. Gary Hamel 19thbuildcenter Change image and share on social
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. Gary Hamel averageboutchange share on social
Truth be told, there are lots of companies that provide exemplary phone support. DirecTV, Virgin America and Apple are a few that regularly exceed my expectations. Gary Hamel americaapplecompany Change image and share on social
I live a half mile from the San Andreas fault - a fact that bubbles up into my consciousness every time some other part of the world experiences an earthquake. I sometimes wonder whether this subterranean sense of impending disaster is at least partly responsible for Silicon Valley's feverish, get-it-done-yesterday work norms. Gary Hamel andreasbubbleconsciousness share on social
It's not just that individuals have lost faith in the integrity of their leaders, it's that they no longer believe society's most powerful institutions are acting in their interests. Gary Hamel actfaithindividual Change image and share on social
Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane. Gary Hamel addcommunitydynamic Change image and share on social