The point at which an organization shifts from one state of being to the next can be hard to ascertain.  When you are mired in day-to-day activities and operations then individual events can flow together almost seamlessly.  This makes it difficult to sort out when you may take a turn towards greatness or for the worse.

Stepping back on occasion can give you perspective on not only where you’ve been and what you are doing, but perhaps where you are headed.

When the fundamentals of an organization shift, there is a strong potential for the business to shift as well.

One survives this by staying alert and paying close attention to how people react to the change.  According to Andy Grove, “Only the paranoid survive.”