Genuine, Honest, and Tough (Love)

Let’s be clear: most companies don’t get beaten by competition. They get beaten by their complacency. Their silos. Their self-inflicted stupidity.

( Relax, I’m not calling anyone stupid, just that people make stupid mistakes.)

Not because people don’t care. Not because they aren’t smart. But because bad habits get institutionalized. They become dogma. And no one dares to call them out.

Suppose your organization feels like it’s stuck, constantly reinventing the wheel, or lagging behind nimbler competitors. In that case, you’re likely dealing with one or more of these all-too-common, momentum-killing mistakes. This paper lays them out clearly, and concludes with the one cultural fix that can eliminate every one of them.