Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company, defied almost every rule of business at the time to create the huge success of his company – which is still a success today. He created the first auto that the working man could easily purchase. It revolutionized a country.

Ford set up an assembly line and “shift workers” which ensured that each portion of a job would be performed well and on time. Until then, autos were put together individually – usually by one or two people – taking so much time that it added great expense to its purchase.

Another person who broke rules for efficiency’s sake is Steve Jobs, founder of Apple computers. He defied the rule that computers must be giant and complicated by introducing “personal computers” which could do the same work as the large ones and that the novice could easily use. Continue reading →

When your ancestors and their leaders put in place rules of society, it was likely best for the times in which they lived. Or, it could have been a mistake. Today, some of those same rules are in place and are viewed by society as being rules we should adhere to.

For example, the rule of working 9 until 5 every day is a rule that worked very well in past decades. You needed to be in the office to pass along information personally and to be available for meetings and other aspects of running a business.

Now, with the technology available to every business, you can work from home, still share information instantaneously and be available for meetings with Skype and Facetime. Continue reading →