Comments on: Every Great Leader Is An Inventor http://www.zoomstart.com/great-leaders-are-inventors/ Start Something Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:26:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Leadership Hats: The Fire Chief’s Helmet - Zoomstart http://www.zoomstart.com/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-7254 Leadership Hats: The Fire Chief’s Helmet - Zoomstart Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:38:28 +0000 http://www.zoomstart.com/2007/05/04/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-7254 [...] a company or an organization. Some of the others I’ve talked about are the dunce cap and the inventor’s hat. The key thing to remember is that every hat is just as important as every other one. And the real [...] [...] a company or an organization. Some of the others I’ve talked about are the dunce cap and the inventor’s hat. The key thing to remember is that every hat is just as important as every other one. And the real [...]

]]> By: You Can Dig for Gold, Sell Shovels, or Better Yet … Build the Railway to California - Zoomstart http://www.zoomstart.com/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-5208 You Can Dig for Gold, Sell Shovels, or Better Yet … Build the Railway to California - Zoomstart Mon, 05 May 2008 15:53:44 +0000 http://www.zoomstart.com/2007/05/04/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-5208 [...] Legaignoux brothers. Any business can build a railway. You just need to recognize what people need, be innovative, and set the standards in your niche, local market, or [...] [...] Legaignoux brothers. Any business can build a railway. You just need to recognize what people need, be innovative, and set the standards in your niche, local market, or [...]

]]> By: Leadership Hats: The Dunce Cap. And Why It’s So Important - Zoomstart http://www.zoomstart.com/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-565 Leadership Hats: The Dunce Cap. And Why It’s So Important - Zoomstart Wed, 09 May 2007 04:36:44 +0000 http://www.zoomstart.com/2007/05/04/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-565 [...] been thinking about the different hats that leaders and entrepreneurs have to wear lately. Like the inventors hat, there are a lot of important hats. And this one just might the most important of all. [...] [...] been thinking about the different hats that leaders and entrepreneurs have to wear lately. Like the inventors hat, there are a lot of important hats. And this one just might the most important of all. [...]

]]> By: Shane http://www.zoomstart.com/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-552 Shane Mon, 07 May 2007 22:16:44 +0000 http://www.zoomstart.com/2007/05/04/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-552 Hey PB, That's a great story. I wonder if having that fortune behind him (just in case), spurred him on to take greater risks then most would. It's great that that he never lost his passion - that probably contributed to the long life he had. Scot, Yeah, it's important to do things differently if you want different results. Better results than what's been done before. And even a little pioneering here and there on the little things helps a lot. A lot of it is just thinking outside the box. Hey PB,

That’s a great story. I wonder if having that fortune behind him (just in case), spurred him on to take greater risks then most would. It’s great that that he never lost his passion - that probably contributed to the long life he had.

Scot,

Yeah, it’s important to do things differently if you want different results. Better results than what’s been done before. And even a little pioneering here and there on the little things helps a lot.

A lot of it is just thinking outside the box.

]]> By: Scot Smith http://www.zoomstart.com/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-550 Scot Smith Mon, 07 May 2007 18:18:15 +0000 http://www.zoomstart.com/2007/05/04/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-550 Shane, You are absolutely right. Not only must you be a pioneer, you must be a pioneer in whatever niche or industry you're working in. Way to go! -- Scot Shane,

You are absolutely right. Not only must you be a pioneer, you must be a pioneer in whatever niche or industry you’re working in. Way to go!

– Scot

]]> By: thepaperbull http://www.zoomstart.com/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-545 thepaperbull Mon, 07 May 2007 15:00:27 +0000 http://www.zoomstart.com/2007/05/04/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-545 Quite true. The company I work for was founded by an inventor who did not want to carry on with the family business / fortune. Along his career he conceptualized, created, developed, sold a handful of diverse and hugely successful companies all with innovative and industry changing technology. He just recently died and despite his advanced age of 90+ he was still engineering new ideas to the end. Quite true.
The company I work for was founded by an inventor who did not want to carry on with the family business / fortune. Along his career he conceptualized, created, developed, sold a handful of diverse and hugely successful companies all with innovative and industry changing technology.

He just recently died and despite his advanced age of 90+ he was still engineering new ideas to the end.

]]> By: Shane http://www.zoomstart.com/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-537 Shane Sun, 06 May 2007 20:42:47 +0000 http://www.zoomstart.com/2007/05/04/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-537 That's a good point Gregg, The successful people that follow a popular idea just grab the basic framework, and with a fresh canvas, they paint a new picture. That’s a good point Gregg,

The successful people that follow a popular idea just grab the basic framework, and with a fresh canvas, they paint a new picture.

]]> By: Business Twins http://www.zoomstart.com/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-535 Business Twins Sun, 06 May 2007 17:48:00 +0000 http://www.zoomstart.com/2007/05/04/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-535 Great read Shane. At the end when you say following what someone else already invented - Look at it this way...Most people imitate what someone's already accomplished, but how they become successful is by adding their own feature or unique touch, say for example a product. For example, we'll use Digg. There's many sites out there using Digg's initial idea where users vote which articles are best and have become successful, but aren't exactly the same. -Gregg Great read Shane.

At the end when you say following what someone else already invented - Look at it this way…Most people imitate what someone’s already accomplished, but how they become successful is by adding their own feature or unique touch, say for example a product. For example, we’ll use Digg. There’s many sites out there using Digg’s initial idea where users vote which articles are best and have become successful, but aren’t exactly the same.

-Gregg

]]> By: Shane http://www.zoomstart.com/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-521 Shane Fri, 04 May 2007 22:32:51 +0000 http://www.zoomstart.com/2007/05/04/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-521 Haha. Thanks Martin! Sometimes I think I'm crazy too! But crazy people don't believe that they're crazy. As soon as I remember that, I always realize that I couldn't possibly be crazy! Glad you enjoyed it. Haha. Thanks Martin!

Sometimes I think I’m crazy too! But crazy people don’t believe that they’re crazy. As soon as I remember that, I always realize that I couldn’t possibly be crazy!

Glad you enjoyed it.

]]> By: Community Building Blog http://www.zoomstart.com/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-520 Community Building Blog Fri, 04 May 2007 21:28:08 +0000 http://www.zoomstart.com/2007/05/04/great-leaders-are-inventors/#comment-520 When I started reading this article, I thought you were crazy but your arguments have completely won me over! A great read. - Martin Reed When I started reading this article, I thought you were crazy but your arguments have completely won me over!

A great read.

- Martin Reed

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