In The Click Moment" Frans Johansson author of " The Medici Effect" shows how to stay ahead when you cant predict the future Success is random. & there are a number of things that we can do to capture this randomness & focus it in our favour. According to bestselling author Frans Johansson strategy planning & careful analysis no longer guarantee strong performances. But dig deep into the actions of successful people & organizations & youll find one common theme. A turning point occurs
- a major client signs on a new competitor redefines the market an unlikely idea surfaces
- & they take advantage of that click moment to change their fate. Diane von Furstenberg saw a matching skirt & top on TV & the wrap-dress was born. Microsoft Windows was on the brink of being shut down until two people met unexpectedly at a party. Starbucks sold brewing equipment & coffee by the pound until Howard Schultz experienced his first latte. Each of these individuals experienced a rare point of opportunity that was completely unexpected. But they capitalized on their luck in ways that paid off & altered the course of their lives. Johansson shows the actions we can take to create click moments open ourselves up to chance encounters & harness the forces of success that follow. Frans Johansson is the bestselling author of " The Medici Effect". Raised in Sweden by his African American/ Cherokee mother & Swedish father he now speaks to audiences worldwide from the boardrooms of Americas largest corporations to villages in developing countries. He has founded a software start-up a healthcare firm a hedge fund & the innovation firm the Medici Group. He lives in New York."