Commentary: Change is the new normal. Over the last decade, the pace of business has intensified dramatically. Now, we spend considerable time wondering whether the foundations of our various industries are still true, and whether they’ll be true tomorrow.
New technologies have created heightened expectations for our availability and our productivity, and that has led to seismic shifts in our work lives, sending repercussions through business operations. Once it was safe to assume that if we conducted business the way we had previously, we’d be safe. But now, that can be a very dangerous approach. The assumption that standing still is smart strategy has been disproved over and over again the last few years.