Acton Hero: Ken Zolot

From: http://www.actonhero.org/celebrating-heroes/stories-of-heroes/index.php?hero=ken-zolot

Ken Zolot tells how when he was young he felt like he didn’t really fit into the world of school and the traditional way of doing things. He was very curious, restless and refused to play by the rules. He has taken that curiosity to the world of business. Some of the things that I have learned from him is that I need to be brave enough to do things and try something new even if I feel unprepared and inexperienced. Some of the key character traits that Ken mentions that he learned from his family’s example are: accountability, responsibility, and punctuality. He says that many people can fix a technical problem, but few have the character to be responsible and accountable.

Whenever we work at a new venture it is very easy to fall in love with it, even if it’s not going anywhere. I need to ask ourselves ‘’who cares?’’ about what we do, who could be interested, and how what we do can fix people’s problems.