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Facing Forward
Sage Advice from the Front Line, to the Front Line
The value of an idea lies in the using of it.
—Thomas A. Edison
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates Chairman Bill Gates once advised executives, “Don’t let yourself be lulled into inaction” when thinking ten years into the future. He added, “We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten.”1 It’s a sage warning for today’s companies that have grown accustomed over the past fifty years to abundant talent pools. Pioneers who see the proverbial writing on the wall are moving to create strategic and competitive advantage to distinguish themselves in the eyes of the talent they need to attract and retain. ...
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