Balance paradox: Smart businesses are like riding a bicycle

Managers are forever creating processes, controls, always trying to reduce uncertainty, making things a touch more predictable and comfortable.

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Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep you balanced you must keep moving,” wrote Albert Einstein in a letter to his son Eduard.

In a world where everything keeps moving faster and faster, is the greatest management risk not falling while you are moving forward? Is the real danger standing still, because you are afraid of losing your balance? Do leading edge companies often remain stable, not by resisting change, but by continuously adapting to it?

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