Think Inside the Box This is what some famous people have to say on the proverbial “box”. “It isn’t enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Think inside the box but act outside the box.” “I do not think inside or outside the box. I do not even know where the box is.” “I do not think inside the box. I do not think outside the box. I think of what to do with the box.” “If everyone needs to think outside the box, then maybe it is the box which needs fixing.” “Instead of thinking outside the box, get rid of the box.” “The ordinary think inside the box, the extraordinary think outside the box and the genius think inside, outside, over and below the box.”
What is this box that we are talking about for “The चचलक मचलक Leader”? The box represents the enterprise which “The चचलक मचलक Leader” is trying to build with possibilities within the box of constraints, solutions and smart moves. Let us look at each of the above given scenarios from “The चचलक मचलक Leader” perspective. “It isn’t enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Think inside the box but act outside the box.” “The चचलक मचलक Leader” is trained to think inside the box. The moment he starts looking outside the box he creates complexities that he cannot
handle. It is prudent to first look at the box and cater to every possibility inside the box, isn’t it? “I do not think inside or outside the box. I do not even know where the box is.” “The चचलक मचलक Leader” in this case is a clueless hard-working entrepreneur who has no clarity on demand forecasting and goal setting. They typically get frantic and start looking at all possible opportunities because for them the box of enterprise is an open-ended realm with no focus whatsoever. “I do not think inside the box. I do not think outside the box. I think of what to do with the box.” “The चचलक मचलक Leader” here is an over ambitious entrepreneur who never settles down for one line of business. They keep on jumping from one cauldron of enterprise to another and finally land themselves up in a soup of sorts. “If everyone needs to think outside the box, then maybe it is the box which needs fixing.” “The चचलक मचलक Leader” is a very suspicious entrepreneur who probably does not even trust themselves. They do not make great leaders. “Instead of thinking outside the box, get rid of the box.” “The चचलक मचलक Leader” who wants to get rid of the box is like a misguided missile which fires but often fires in the wrong direction. “The ordinary think inside the box, the extraordinary think outside the box and the genius think inside, outside, over and below the box.” “The चचलक मचलक Leader” who follows this principle of looking at the box is my favorite leader. This leader holds the promise of making it big in the world of enterprise. In a nutshell Do not get disarrayed. Firstly, look inside the box with total focus. Take control of your enterprise inside out. Secondly, look outside the box to optimize challenges and constraints within the box. Having done this, look all around the box, over and below, to take a 360 degree view of your enterprise.