Surreal Entrepreneur

To change gears, lets look at pre-established organizations. Companies with lots of employees, but with lots of room to grow. I’m currently working for a large organization, so I’m going to stray away from making harsh criticisms but I don’t think I can be taken to court for admitting that there is a little bit of a difficulty implementing change in any organization let alone a large one. I’ve come to understand that large companies are set up sort of like a dictatorship,  in the nicest way possible. This is American capitalism at its finest. The fact that one person can run an entire Fortune 500 company under his or her own discretion is incredible to me, and of course I would love to be on the throne one day. However, the system is a little flawed. It completely quells the ability for the new people to be innovative. If someone on the bottom has a wonderful idea, they have to push that idea through layer after layer of approval before the idea catches on and starts to spread. Now this isn’t unlike breaking into a market with a new and innovative idea, however there is an advantage to breaking into the market, if you are backed by money you can launch advertising campaigns to show the world how useful you are. The ability to implement change in an organization is limited only to the rate of communication from the bottom of the food chain to the top. I believe that there are companies that encourage and reward their employees to be creative and innovate, I also know that lazier companies will completely rebel at innovation, because that necessitates action and change, and not many people see the long term benefit to the company as a personally beneficial parallel.

This is an incredibly important thing to learn though, if you are the head of a company, tap into the innovation and excitement of new hires. Forgive their inexperience, but tap into the grains of truth that they bring to the table before they pick up the routine of what everyone else is doing. Also if you are starting in a company, keep pushing using interpersonal skills and networking  in order to further your ideas, because whether it is at the current company or the next one, your initiative will be rewarded.