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Tag Tag Organisational change
The person who is the star of a previous era is often the last one to adapt to change.
Andrew S. Grove Only the Paranoid Survive · 1996

Quotes

“Any company that stays the same will be passed by very quickly.”

Bill Gates · Smithsonian Interview: Bill Gates, 1993 · Primary source

“The old order won’t give way to the new without a phase of experimentation and chaos in between.”

Andrew S. Grove · High Output Management, 1983 · Primary source

“Strategic change doesn’t just start at the top. It starts with your calendar.”

Andrew S. Grove · Only the Paranoid Survive, 1996 · Primary source

“If the 1980s were about quality 1990s were about reengineering, then the 2000s will be about velocity. About how quickly the nature of business will change. About how quickly business itself will be transacted.”

Bill Gates · Business @ the Speed of Thought, 1999 · Primary source

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Uncertainty 20 Adaptation 17 Execution 13 Experimentation 9 Complacency 8 Digital transformation 4 Past success 2 Competitive pressure 2 Transition 1 Strategic renewal 1 Time allocation 1 Strategic priorities 1 Calendar management 1 Business renewal 1 Technology industry 1 Business velocity 1 Reengineering 1 Electronic commerce 1