In their March 2012 issue, Fast Company magazine identifies The World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies. The following are 15 leadership quotes from some of those organizations that other leaders regardless of the industry can learn from and immediately apply.
- Full Service – Solar City – “Rather than just make (solar) panels, it is a full-service operation – designing, installing, financing, and maintaining every system. That’s how to ease new customers into an unfamiliar technology.”
- Stay Connected – HBO – “More is more. On the iPad, all you have to do is (swipe your finger) and you see everything else HBO has done. That’s a pretty powerful reason not to disconnect.” – HBO’s Senior VP of Digital Platforms, Alison Moore
- Blow Up Your Current Model – Southern New Hampshier University – “We want to create the business model that blows up our current business model.” - school president Paul LeBlanc
- Integrity – Patagonia – “Every time we’ve made a decision to do the right thing, it ends up being good business.” – founder Yvon Chouinard
- Reaching China – Greenbox – “Among China’s rising middle class, brand consciousness is becoming more and more important.” – CEO Fangfang Wu
- An Integrated Life – Jawbone – “From the outside, the view of our company was, Okay they’re making intersecting headsets. We think we’re building microcomputers for the body, and many of the products you’ll use in the future will be an extension of what you’re wearing or carrying with you.” – VP of Product Management and Strategy Travis Bogard
- The Perfect Experience – Airbnb – “Do things that don’t scale. We start with the perfect experience and work backward.” – CEO Brian Chesky
- Understanding People – Starbuck’s – “If I know a little bit about you, I can tell what you drink, when you drink it, how you drink it, why you drink it, and what’s important in your life.” – Head of R&D Mary Wagner on the “sensory preference map”
- Give People A Voice – Polyvore – “We’re democratizing fashion. We’re giving people, not fashion editors, the voice to define taste.” – CEO Jess Lee
- Stories – Red Bull Media House – “Whenever we did an event or project, everything has been put on film, stories have been told.” – Managing Director Werner Brell
- Make Insiders – Linkedin – “Everybody wants to be better informed, better at their job.” – SVP Deep Nishar
- Transparency – Chipotle – “Typically, fast-food marketing is a game of trying to obscure the truth. The more people know about most fast-food companies, the less likely they’d want to be a customer.” – CMO Mark Crumpacker
- Deeds Plus Creed – Narayana Hrudayataya Hospitals – “Hands that sew are holier than lips that pray.” – Hospital founder and physician Dr. Devi Shetty
- Good Stewardship – Recyclebank – “We help communities and individuals realize a world where nothing is wasted.” – CEO Jonathan Hsu
- Connecting People – Boo-box – “There’s a lot of room to grow. The car isn’t the center of our culture anymore. It’s the computer.” – founder Marco Gomes
Pastors and church leaders who want to see significant growth, what can you learn and apply from these quotes?
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