The power of big thinking
There are many quotes and sayings that strongly suggest or quietly allude to how you think about things today can have a profound effect on your future reality. These sayings include: “Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.” (Henry Ford) “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) "In the long term the most important question for a company is not what you are but what you are becoming." (Gary Hamel) "The best way to predict the future is to create it." Peter F. Drucker What these quotes and quotes like them teach us is that each one of us has great power to shape our personal futures, the future of the companies we run, and potentially, the future of the department we manage within the company were we are employed. As an IT Manager within a company, big thinking is relative to the current state of your department, and your department’s role within the company. Thinking big may be something as seemingly simple as reducing processing errors, increasing productivity by a specified percent, or providing your customers with an incremental improvement in customer service. It could also be something as grandiose as helping to accelerate company growth or implement a major reduction in processing costs. The important thing is that the goal you select stretches the people in your department in a way that is: Challenging, but realistic to attain Conceptually appropriate, given your department’s charter Something of true value [...]