Action points

  • You need a network that is scanning for industry changes. It means not looking in the usual places, and is probably made up of people a good deal younger than yourself.
  • Think laterally if there are other ways of delivering what you deliver.
  • If someone isn’t doing it, then do it yourselves. Because if you can think of it, then so can someone else, and your main competitive advantage is speed.

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