What do you believe? How To Build A Movement, Not Just A Company
I’m writing a project about the vital differences between ordinary companies and those that become ‘something more’. Inspired by the legendary likes of Apple, Google, Harley Davidson and those rare businesses that somehow seem to transcend being just a product or a service and instead engender raw energy and deep loyalty from those that connect with them.
So what you believe makes the difference between companies and movements? If you had one chance to inspire a business leader to create something truly extraordinary what would you say?
PLEASE ADD COMMENTS WITH YOUR THOUGHTS
Here are a few that came in via Twitter @paulwandrew & Facebook
“Movement = where people are people, not a resource; where integrity & truth are inherent; vision is the culture, not a memo” Matthew D
“Movements are built by passionate people who have been empowered to believe and strive for more” John B
“Company is about infrastructure … movement is about people who take ownership of an effort” Penny H
“A company moves forward together with great momentum when everyone speaks a common language” Rebecca F
“It’s about buy-in / vision and purpose / innovation / ease of communication and interaction / future focussed / integrity” Gabriel K
“A movement is a business that puts people and their values before profit” Tom G
Tags: Executive Coach, Executive Coaching, Keynote Speaker, Leadership Training, Movements, Paul Andrew
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:07 pm
There`s nothing more powerful than a dream, or vision, widely shared
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:27 pm
A company can be built by one person, a movement must be built by a company of people.
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:34 pm
I think there is a lot of things that will come into play if you want to build a company as big as google, apple… But I don’t think that you can get past the fact that you will actually need luck (can maybe translate to blessing aswell?). And you need to be at the right place at the right time.
May 4th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
A movement is about heart and hardwork. The heart motivates the hardwork.
A great movement has the “company” bit right as well as the heart bit. It has the business elements that support and propell the heart, the vision to greater heights.
Without the company the vision is just a dream, not a movement. Without the heart, it’s just another company, not a movement.