Ingredient 96.Risk Getting Fired
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You see most clearly when you’ve got nothing to lose.

"If you aren’t fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.” —Vince Lombardi, American football coach

The Problem

Teams who fear making mistakes will never try anything different to change the world.

The Solution

Stand up for something you believe in, and back it up by taking risks that show your conviction. Become an innovation subversive.[248]

  • Prove it works first. Set up a crack team to create a proof of concept that demonstrates your way is a better way. This puts you in a far more powerful position than before, when your ideas were just opinions. ...

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