The principal reason, invariably, most "successful" giant companies rather quickly become also-rans, or just amorphous blobs on the competitive landscape, is their failure to re-tool in anything like a fundamental way. In fact, the worse things get, typically, the more they dig in their heels and defend yesterday's turf.
Tom PetersMastery is great, but even that is not enough. You have to be able to change course without a bead of sweat, or remorse.
Tom PetersAdvantage comes not from the spectacular or the technical. Advantage comes from a persistent seeking of the mundane edge.
Tom Peters