Success isn’t about following the rules. It’s about rewriting them.
by Jon Michail
The greatest business leaders.
Steve Jobs
Musk
Didn’t follow the rulebook. They burnt it and wrote their own.
Elon
Richard Branson
According to Harvard Business Review:
85% of breakthrough innovations come from challenging industry norms, not following them.
A Case Study:
Netflix didn’t stick to Blockbuster’s model. It killed it.
Leadership isn’t about obedience, it’s about audacity.
Jon Michail
The world is shaped by those who refuse to color within the lines.
If you’re following someone else’s playbook, you’re playing their game, not yours.
What rules are holding you back today?
The problem with playing it safe.
McKinsey found: 80% of executives admit their industries will be disrupted within 5 years. Yet, only 6% feel prepared.
Playing the old rules guarantees one thing - irrelevance.
Well behaved leaders rarely make history.
Challenge:
What’s one industry rule you can break this week?
The Obedience Trap:
Why blindly following the rules makes you weak.
Stanford Study:
Blindly following authority reduces critical thinking by 45%.
Case Study: Nokia had the largest market share in 2007. They stuck to old rules. Apple rewrote them. Nokia lost $200B
Case Study:
Nokia had the largest market share in 2007. They stuck to old rules. Apple rewrote them.
Nokia lost $200B
If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.
Smart leaders don’t blindly follow rules. They question them.
You don’t break rules just to be different - you do it to be better, best.
So, what’s your next step?
Success isn’t about following the rules - it’s about rewriting them.
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