The document discusses how organizations can overcome challenges and reach their full potential by applying lessons from mountain climbing. It presents an acronym, SUMMITS, representing 7 strategies for achieving breakthroughs: developing stamina, uniting teams, cultivating a strong growth mindset, maintaining momentum, encouraging innovation, embracing teamwork, and mastering new skills. Applying these strategies can help organizations adapt to change, drive continuous improvement, and transform into stronger global competitors.

1. OVERCOME YOUR SUMMITS
14 November, 2012 Contributed by: FERNCONSULT e-mail: fernconsulting@gmail.com
In our journey towards taking our organization towards its
peak, we need more than just raw talent. For this we can look towards lesson from scaling and
conquering some of the highest mountains in the world. The lessons from reaching the summits can
be apply directly in managing our organisation in our quest towards unlocking our organisation’s
fullest potential.
In today’s ever changing workplace, breakthrough thinking, problem solving and innovation are
essential for sustainable growth. Here are 7 ways you can apply the acronym of SUMMITS in your
journey towards achieving the breakthrough at your organization:
1.) Stamina: your level of energy to sustain the competition and the uncertainty market forces in the
external environment. Are you creating a corporate culture that emphasise on fitness and health
among your key staff.
2) United: your team must stay united and develop that unity and cohesiveness in delivering your
goals and projects. A united organisation can achieve far greater things.
3.) Mindset: your mindset is equally as important as your body in sustaining that passion and resilient
to never give up when the going gets tough. In the course of moving towards the summit only a strong
mindset can convince our physical body to take the pain and adapt to change. Start to think like a
champion today.
4.) Momentum: make sure you the champion and key driver which start on a project gets a huge
momentum and kept it going like the driving force of a moving locomotive. This takes continuous
positive action activities and much practices.
5.) Innovation: encourage innovative problem solving style to your organisation. For instance the
generation Y are highly innovative in communicating their thoughts via social media.
6.) Teamwork: adopt a team approach where everyone achieves more. For instance the mountain
climber can only summit tallest peak with the help of their guides and porters who risked their lives to
help fixed the ropes and carry their equipment.
7.) Skill: are you committed to master certain new skills to create your sustainable competitive
advantage. Master the skills of transforming your key people whether in leadership or communication
skills to achieve greater results.
To quote from Andrew Grove, Chairman of Intel - “There is at least one point in the history of any
company when you have to change dramatically to rise to the next performance level”. In
conclusion, develop the courage to overcome your organisation’s SUMMITS in your quest
towards becoming a better Malaysian company and a strong global player.