I found an interesting review in the NYTimes book section on Samuel Huntington, a political theorist and noted “power thinker” who passed away on Dec. 24.

Far from someone to tackle small subjects, just looking at Huntington’s book titles including “Political Order in Changing Societies” and “The Clash of Civilizations,” gives you an idea of the kinds of intellectual issues he was taking on.

The review discusses these two books as well as Huntington’s relationship to philosophers Karl Marx and Giambattista Vico.

The thing that caught my attention was a line describing the flexibility of Huntington’s thinking-

“As events changed, so did his interpretations. This was to be expected. The adaptation of theory to reality is the essence of the power thinker’s métier.”

Adaptation and flexibility-two key success points in philosophy as well in business. As any business owner knows you’ve got to be creative and innovative at all times. And always keep an open mind to the possibilties.

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