{"id":285,"date":"2008-10-30T09:43:27","date_gmt":"2008-10-30T09:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localenterprise.wordpress.com\/?p=285"},"modified":"2008-10-30T09:43:27","modified_gmt":"2008-10-30T09:43:27","slug":"in-the-business-of-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2008\/10\/30\/in-the-business-of-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"In the business of hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our work with enterprise clients is usually about helping them to make and take a decision to change some aspect of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>what they do,<\/li>\n<li>how they think,<\/li>\n<li>how they run their business or<\/li>\n<li>their business plans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In essence we are helping them to take decisions that are &#8216;hopeful&#8217;.\u00a0The decisions, if acted upon, hold the potential (not guaranteed)\u00a0to make things better.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Hope&#8217; is the essence of the enterprise professionals offer. Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one&#8217;s life. Hope is the feeling that what is wanted can be had.<\/p>\n<p>Yet in my experience many enterprise professionals are pragmatists and realists &#8211; sometimes uncomfortable when talking about &#8216;hope&#8217;.\u00a0 After all, &#8220;hope is not a plan&#8221;.\u00a0 They encourage their clients to be &#8216;realistic&#8217; &#8211; in essence to be less hopeful and optimistic &#8211; about what they might be able to achieve.<\/p>\n<p>Yet hope and optimism provide the basic motive force for human endeavour.\u00a0 The generate the commitment that makes progress possible.\u00a0 When we diminish hope and optimism we are diminishing our chances of creating a more enterprising culture.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Bonsai People in a Bonsai Culture?\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/04\/18\/bonsai-people-in-a-bonsai-culture\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bonsai People in a Bonsai Culture?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some forgotten truths about enterprise&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/02\/11\/some-forgotten-truths-about-enterprise\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some forgotten truths about enterprise&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Leeds as a twin track city&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/02\/10\/leeds-as-a-twin-track-city\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Leeds as a twin track city&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Stating the Bleedin&#8217; Obvious&#8230;(unless you are policy wonk or their lackey&#8230;)\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2011\/07\/05\/stating-the-bleedin-obvious-unless-you-are-policy-wonk-or-their-lackey\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Stating the Bleedin&#8217; Obvious&#8230;(unless you are policy wonk or their lackey&#8230;)<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"The Art and Enterprise of the Luthier\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2011\/06\/12\/the-art-and-enterprise-of-the-luthier\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Art and Enterprise of the Luthier<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our work with enterprise clients is usually about helping them to make and take a decision to change some aspect of: what they do, how they think, how they run their business or their business plans. 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