CHAPTER 16
Remember, Innovations Are Rarely Welcomed with Open Arms
LEARNING FROM
Gustave Eiffel
If there is one thing you need to know as a manager, it is the fact that innovations are never welcomed with open arms. Accordingly, whenever you innovate, you will always find yourself facing an uphill struggle. The Eiffel Tower serves as a good example because if many prominent Parisians had had their way back in 1887 it would never have been built.
Gustave Eiffel (1832–1923) had already made a name for himself around the world by constructing steel bridges, various facilities, and exhibition pavilions. His most famous buildings include the first ...
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