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the only instances in which mainstream firms have successfully established a timely position in a disruptive technology were those in which the firms, managers set up an autonomous organization charged with building a new and independent business around the disruptive technology.

Innovation tends to dwell less at the center of an organization than at its edges

Many companies’ decision-making systems are designed to steer investments to initiatives that offer the most tangible and immediate returns, so companies often favor these and shortchange investments in initiatives that are crucial to their long-term strategies.

The danger for high-achieving people is that they’ll unconsciously allocate their resources to activities that yield the most immediate, tangible accomplishments.

Companies see products all around them made by other companies and decide to copy or acquire them. But in doing so, companies often end up trying to create many products for many customers—and lose focus on the job that brought them success in the first place.7 Worse, trying to do many jobs for many customers can confuse customers so they hire the

Our Underachieving Colleges: A Candid Look at How Much Students Learn and Why They Should Be Learning More.

Because if the decisions you make about where you invest your blood, sweat, and tears are not consistent with the person you aspire to be, you’ll never become that person.

Resources are what he uses to do it, processes are how he does it, and priorities are why he does it.