When 16-year-old Dick Fosbury first attempted the high jump in high school track-and-field, he couldn’t even qualify for his meets. With a bad back, bad feet, and an easily worn-out body, Dick was hardly champion material. He also had a terrible habit of jumping and landing the wrong way, to the dismay of his coaches and probably his mother.
The Innovator’s Question: What Would Fosbury Do?
The groundbreaking high jumper is a great model for intrapreneurs.
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