To escape the curse of commoditization, a company has to be a game-changer, and that requires employees who are proactive, inventive and zealous. Gary Hamel changercommoditizationcompany Change image and share on social
Remarkable contributions are typically spawned by a passionate commitment to transcendent values such as beauty, truth, wisdom, justice, charity, fidelity, joy, courage and honor. Gary Hamel beautycharitycommitment Change image and share on social
In a world of commoditized knowledge, the returns go to the companies who can produce non-standard knowledge. Gary Hamel commoditizecompanyknowledge 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
In a well-functioning democracy, citizens have the option of voting their political masters out of office. Not so in most companies. Gary Hamel citizencompanydemocracy Change image and share on social
In an ideal world, an individual's institutional power would be correlated perfectly with his or her value-add. In practice, this is seldom the case. Gary Hamel addcasecorrelate Change image and share on social
I was frustrated for a long time with my colleagues in the business school world and with so many management authors who didn't really see themselves as innovators. They were glorified journalists. Gary Hamel authorbusinesscolleague Change image and share on social
I'm not one of those professors whose office is encased floor-to-ceiling with books. By the way, I think academics do this to intimidate their visitors. Gary Hamel academicbookceil 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
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
