The Thinking at XEROX

"We are a company which pays a premium on imagination and the use of creativity and the use of brains to think of new ideas. We don't want to do things the same old way, we suspect the same old way. Therefore as you come here, I hope you come with an attitude that change will be a way of life for you, you will not be doing things tomorrow the way you are doing them today, and if you do, we will feel that some way or other the momentum that has taken years and years to build up is perhaps slowing down and I assure you we'll bend every effort we know how to keep it from slowing down. Therefore we are seeking people who are willing to accept risk, who are willing to try new ideas, who have new ideas of their own, who are not affraid to change what they are doing from one day to the next or one year to the next, who welcome new challenges, who welcome new people, who welcome new positions, and if you are that sort of person, you'll be very welcome here at Xerox." Joe Wilson, CEO, XEROX Corporation 1960's.