The Connection Magazine A.I.M. Mutual Fall 2016 | Page 19

SO WHAT IS IT
THAT MAKES AN
EXO?
THREE THINGS:
1. Massive Transformative
Purpose
2. S.C.A.L.E.
3. I.D.E.A.S.
essential that the change starts at the top
and works its way down. If people are not
on board, they will have to be replaced.
Inspiring ExO changes at the very
edges of the company is another key
aspect. Partnering or investing with
already existing ExO’s can be a good
way to do this. By changing some of your
processes to better leverage or expose
data lines, you can put yourself in a
position to change the rest of them in that
direction as well.
Salim suggests, also, hiring a “black
ops” team, which stays both stealthy, and
at the edges of the company which can
then find ways to attack other industries.
Apple has made good use of this. Though
they were a computer company, they
have snuck their way into mobile phones,
tablets, and the music industry. They
did not do this by accident, they did it by
having a dedicated team working on their
own to see what they would be able to put
together for the long run.
Your business is, of course, your
business. With that being said, there
are always ways to improve. Reaching
a state of exponential growth and
creating abundance