Research, But Also Be Ready to Act

Businessman hand press play button sign to start or initiate projects as conceptOne key: Accept that there are many different ways of achieving the same objective.

By Robert J. Lees, August J. Aquila and Derek Klyhn

Not every firm can be the market leader.

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But every firm can have a culture of excellence, of striving to be the best at everything they do and of reinventing themselves as the markets for both clients and people change.