Gartner analysts see many CIOs and IT leaders who are frustrated that they are unable to lead technology related innovation in their companies. IT is too often pushed back into a supplicant role. So I’m always on the lookout for examples of people in business who are really breaking through walls of disinterest and cynicism, against the odds – to see how they are doing it.
I recently had the opportunity to chat briefly with the CEO of a company that is trying to advance human spaceflight (no – it wasn’t Richard Branson). Now that’s a tough sell. I mean, many of us may fantasize about going into space one day .. but we don’t really believe it will happen. Imagine you had to sell the idea that it can be a reality. That it is worth funding. That government should take it seriously. That one day space tourism could be a major industry.. not easy. But this gentleman is making quiet progress. So I asked him how. What would he say to other leaders seeking to learn from his technique. The answers he gave me boiled down to three things.
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