Oh, but we can...and we have. For the most part, compa-nies operate the same way today as in decades past. What's more, the last few years of cost cutting and operational excellence coupled with an uptick in the global economy have made these stalwarts very profitable once again. "But you don't understand," they say.... "we need to change. It can't go on." These words, spoken by executives and thought leaders, carry within them the assumption that the 'we' in question are the leading companies in each industry. However, this assumption does not necessarily hold water.
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