Question the status quo!

I think I'm a misfit -- and a pretty successful one.  I've always been an early adopter of new ideas.  It hasn't always been a smooth ride, but I have throughly enjoyed my consulting career in which I prod, nudge and encourage my clients to move toward tomorrow's marketplace leadership.  Most mornings, I wake up thinking, "What's going to be new for today?"   I'm optimistic about pursuing the future.   

But I'm certainly not a genius, and I don't think you need to be a genius to inspire your colleagues to stride toward tomorrow's marketplace.   Nevertheless I loved reading the Sunday New York Times' Bright Ideas "Ping" column by G. Pascal Zachary, "Genius and Misfit Aren't Synonyms, or Are They?"  (subscription required)

The best reference in the article is about a quote from Andy Grove, former Intel chairman:  "When everyone says that something is true, be very skeptical."