Nothing is Permanent Except Change
Have no fear of perfection; you’ll never reach it.
—Salvador Dali
As you saw in Chapter 2, many organizations are not agile enough. They are struggling to adapt to changing circumstances, which often threaten their existence. In Chapter 3, you will discover the causes of these changing conditions and why it is often difficult to deal with them.
3.1 Change is a Constant
“Nothing is permanent except change.” These wise words were expressed by the Greek philosopher Heraclitus around 500 BC. Now, 2,500 years later, it appears that change is indeed still something we have to deal with constantly, and within organizations. That is confirmed by various, annual, large-scale studies conducted among CEOs worldwide. ...
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