Pearl Zhu Quotes
Silos will continue to be inevitable as long as the rewards for collaboration are outweighed by the rewards for competition.
Anti-digital mindsets are those “status quo” types of thinking, authoritarian attitude, and bureaucratic decision-making.
It takes a decade to grow a tree, and it takes more than one generation to shape the right mindset.
Self-discipline is nothing but self-consciousness.
Setting the right priorities or having superior time management skill means knowing the difference between “must have, ” and “nice to have.
Resilience is about B.O.U.N.C.E-Bouncing forward includes bouncing back.
The paradox is the result of two opposing truths existing side by side, which can be both right.
A flexible mind has a better chance to think differently and take a unique path in the life journey.
Cognition can happen in many different ways and combinations.
Judgment and decision making are often considered together.
Diversity of thought is in demand, for boosting collective creativity and harnessing collective wisdom.
Learning a new language, just like opening a new window, allows you to see the world with intimacy.
Paradoxes are conflicting choices or conditions that demand equal attention.
Competition to further the world of pursuing ego=bad. Competition to improve both capabilities and processes = good.
A misfit is like the round peg that cannot fit into the square hole or the running river that just can’t stay still.
Open the mind to be on a path to a better version of yourself.
Thought leadership is by nature evolutionary, in that it must always be part of an ever-evolving flow.
Inspiration is the result of moments of insight and a key component of internal “drive.
Critical Thinking has the potential to be a deeply creative process.
Creativity has often been analogized as “Thinking outside of the box.
Independent Thinking simply means making up your own mind.
Design does need more recognition as thinking and problem-solving process, maybe even a strategic differentiator.
The quality of your life is a function of the quality of the thinking you have done.
Strategic Thinking starts with the end in mind.
Self-discipline is about disciplined thoughts.
High-quality professions look decently, think profoundly, and act thoughtfully.
Decision power is knowledge-based, wisdom-driven and character-oriented.
The mindset (perspective) is the consequence of “rules.
Perception shows how deep one can understand an issue or a phenomenon, the mental strength.
The board should frequently brainstorm IT impact on the business and leverage technological vision to the business’s strategic planning.
The challenge is having a harmonized vision about management philosophy, capability, structure, and maturity in a digital organization.
Keeping it simple, you have a vision of what you are to become and a strategy for making that happen.
Organizational democracy will begin to become a fundamental management practice to update the hierarchical command-control systems.
Build a heterogeneous team to close three gaps in innovation management - idea gaps, collaboration gaps, and implementation gaps
Like many things, power is like the two sides of a coin.
Progress is in simplification, which often follows complexity.
The mind is an innovation engine of any human progress, but also the root cause of almost all human problems.
Innovation is a progress, and progress in simplicity.
Strategy is for making progress and progress is in simplicity.
Digital is the age of empathy.
Digital age of business and world shall move up from apathy, to sympathy, to empathy.
The board should set digital principles and guidelines for allowing the business to manage innovation in an effective way.
Innovation is too important to leave solely in the hands of the management team without any oversight or guidance by the boardroom.
The high-performing board shows the ability and openness to question itself and its decisions and discussions.
The innovation indicators vary depending on who is doing the measuring, and how they are measuring. It’s contextual.
In business, complexity both drives innovation and hinders it.
Flexibility is a mental process which results in an action that tests a possible solution.
The art of questioning is to ignite innovative thinking.