"There is at least one point in the history of any company when you have to change dramatically to rise to the next level of performance. Miss that moment - and you start to decline"
- Andy Grove
About this Quote
This quote by Andy Grove talks to the significance of staying ahead of the curve and adapting to the altering environment. It recommends that companies must want to take threats and make extreme changes in order to remain competitive and successful. If a business fails to recognize the requirement for modification and fails to act upon it, it will start to decrease. This is due to the fact that the competition is constantly progressing and companies must have the ability to keep up in order to stay ahead. Business must want to take risks and make bold choices in order to stay competitive and effective. Change is inevitable and business need to be willing to accept it in order to stay effective.
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