Adrian Slywotzky Quotes
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Risk is just an expensive substitute for information.
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The game of business used to be like football: size mattered. Then it changed to basketball: speed and agility. Today, business is more like chess. Customer priorities change continually, and the signals given by these changes are vital clues to the next cycle of growth.
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The number one problem in business today is profitability. Where will you be allowed to make a profit in your industry? Where is the profit zone today? Where will it be tomorrow?
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Today, as change speeds up, it’s even more important to anticipate how your company’s strategic landscape is changing. It won’t help you to predict the future with 100% accuracy. But it will prepare you to exploit change.
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The fact is that middle managers have an effective veto power over whatever risk management system is created. If they don't buy it, it won't happen.
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The profit zone is the area of your economic neighborhood where you are allowed to earn a profit. To reach and operate in the profit zone is the goal of every company.
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The new rules of competition require managers to start by asking what's important to their customers and where the company can make new money. Then, they need to reinvent their businesses to create the next profit zones.