Andy Grove, CEO of Intel, gave a keynote in 2001 revealing some of his views on planning and culture during rapid change. Despite being a details man, Grove was a strong advocate for adaptability...
We
operate in a life that is rich in technology, and technology will continue to
experience rapid change ..
The
biggest failures that you may encounter is not that your plan fails but you
fail to depart from that plan ...plans are a baseline, in my opinion; a model
of a life that you depart from as you go on.
That
open environment that everybody jokes about - it is the essence of that open
environment that allows people to communicate directly and solve problems in a
collaborative fashion.
There
are no executive perks at Intel; no executive dining rooms, no executive
washrooms, no special places to park; and we all work in a company where Andy
Grove's cubicle– which I think is about eight-by-nine – is just like everybody
else's.... it is the essence of that open environment that allows people to
communicate directly and solve problems in a collaborative fashion.
Simon Collyer
References
Grove, A., & Ellis, C. (2001). Intel Speech with Andy Grove and Carlene Ellis. Paper presented at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, San Jose, Calif., USA
http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/speeches/grove20010509.htm
