Great leaders know that in a highly disruptive context, there is no such thing anymore as maintaining the status quo. Change is constant, so maybe ten years ago you could delay a major decision, today if you delay it costs you something. It could cost you your best employees or customers who don’t see you willing to pay the price to change and get better. This Forbes post challenges us all:
“In 1977, Ken Olsen, the president and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, famously said, “There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.”
I start with that quote because it’s clear how far off that prediction really was. Many of us not only have a computer at home, but have several, and many items in our homes are now run by computers.”