I reread Collins too once in a while and still find new ‘jewels’. It sounds like a simple concept but it can take a while before you discover (sometimes stumble on) your own business or personal hedgehog concept.
And there are always plenty of distraction out there which makes you doubt.

When I read Good to Great the first time our business was still very young (and very much struggling). It cave us the focus we needed: where are we good at, is that the best we can do and do we have the resources (ability etc) to do this. Once we said yes it kind of took off in the most possible way. Not saying we never struggled again – of course we do, we’re a business – but staying focussed on our ‘essence’ is our guide.

(And to keep remind me of our hedgehog concept, where it stand for and what is has brought us already, I even bought a hedgehog charm for my bracelet

Karin H
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That need for absolute certainty (gottaknow) freezes a lot of people in place, both from an organizational standpoint and individual standpoint. The filters we use to evaluate the new in many cases are designed to try and create an element of the absolute, which I think is why things start to fall apart when change and data overwhelms those filters. This question of pre-conceived interest defining the weight and direction of analysis seems to be an important aspect to address since the more uncertain things become the more we lean on hunch and opinion. Thanks for the good wishes and your input, I’m enjoying the conversation immensely!

Good luck to you, Bill and Kay as you tackle this most important discussion during a most uncertain time.

Maybe if you are truly in touch with that inner hedgehog it gives you the freedom to find new ways of implementing even in the face of crazy industry disruptions. So a great musician accepts their loss of distribution control, but explores the other paths that can generate revenue because they remain focused on what their core strength is – the music. The more focused on the music they are the more likely success follows? Hmmm. You’ve given me something to think about. I’ll have to go back and review Collin’s material and see where this goes.

The first time I realised this practical and liberating truth was when I read Jim Colins and Co’s “Good to Great”. We’ve been ‘hugging’ our hedge hog concept since then and are still moving forward (growing in uncertain times).

Karin H (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business)
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