Greed and Capitalism

What kind of society isn't structured on greed? The problem of social organization is how to set up an arrangement under which greed will do the least harm; capitalism is that kind of a system.
- Milton Friedman

Friday, June 14, 2013

Quotes - Gary Hamel



What drives success? Over next 12 mos: execution. Over next 2 yrs: strategy. Over next 5 yrs: Competencies + platforms. Beyond that: Values.

- Gary Hamel
@profhamel
Occasional professor. Management renegade. Open innovation fan.
Northern California · managementexchange.com
profhamel 10 Jun



Loved opening line from Apple's WWDC: "The first question we ask is, what do we want people to feel?" Great starting point for innovation.


profhamel 25 May
Bureaucracy destroys accountability, particularly in gov't. We are vasals in a hyra-headed administrative state. http://wapo.st/11fOHAL

profhamel 9 Feb
In my book, "What Matters Now," I drew a distinction between farmer values and banker values. This is funnier:  http://on.mktw.net/YD4kTQ



profhamel 25 Jan
If Apple sustained its 5-year rev. growth rate for next 5 yrs, it would be a $760b co. in 2017. Investors have figured out this is unlikely.
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 Gary Hamel ‏@profhamel 18 Jan
I doubt a more important business book will be published this year than "Conscious Capitalism" by Mackey and Sisodia. http://amzn.to/WN1atA
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 Gary Hamel ‏@profhamel 3 Jan
Great piece on how fiscal irresponsibility leads to economic decline. Also a warning on the dangers of centralization. http://bit.ly/


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