This article is over twenty years old, yet its message holds true. Great organizations adapt to the changing world by holding tight to their core values and their guiding principles. Written by Jim Collins, this article reminds us that change can be good, but before we can change, we need to know what cannot.
Jim Collins – Articles – Change is Good
Imagine a President of the United States wrestling with the challenges of a rapidly changing and increasingly chaotic world-among them, new global competitors rising in both the East and West, fickle and unpredictable voters, government bureaucracies whose systems are fast becoming outdated, information technologies fomenting upheaval in virtually every aspect of the society.