The seventh and final chapter focuses on the next climb/hill/summit. How you will expand, goals to set, and the type of environment you want to promote in your business. In short: my favorite chapter.
A few of the items I felt were important:
Creating an inclusive environment. Maybe it is my inclusive nature, but I feel the more people you know and accept for who they are, the more you will learn in life. As for business, you will be able to market to other cultures, belief systems, races, etc... Think of Subaru. They did not immediately market to lesbians, but when they placed those subtle context clues in their advertisements, Subaru became a brand where lesbians felt comfortable as someone (some business) let them know they understood their needs.
Managers who are leaders. Yu only focuses on the word leader, but in many worlds management is still a word that depicts an environment where what one person says is the golden rule, ideas are stolen, and non-management feels insignificant. But a leader is someone who encourages questions, ideas and most importantly, challenge. A leader brings their group up and encourages them on their journey. It is a significant difference between being managed and being led.
The final big takeaway for me was how is your product connected to humanity. And maybe my liberal heart is shining at the thought of a business wanting to do better for humanity and not just the bottom line. Because it is my firmly held belief that if you do something to better humanity, your bottom line will increase, not only in dollars, but in good will as well.
And as one positive thinking fish would say:
Yu, H., (2021). Ascend your start-up: Conquer the 5 disconnects to accelerate growth. Made for Success Publishing.
https://www.amazon.com/Ascend-Your-Start-Up-Disconnects-Accelerate/dp/1641466219/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2VXKCBSGWX83Z&keywords=ascend+your+start-up&qid=1653066501&sprefix=ascend+your+start-up%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-1
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