We have all known and said for years that change is constant and we must continue to be innovative to improve. What is new is that disruption is now becoming the major threat and without constant transformation we are always at risk for a total failure. There is obviously a major difference in leading innovation and transformation. This Forbes post helps us understand whats at stake:
“According to his firm, at any point, about a third of large U.S. companies endure a severe, two-year decline in their ability to create shareholder value. And of those companies, about a third fail to recover within the following five years.”