Sustained growth in income and jobs relies on a continuous shift of resources to higher-value industries.

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People always resist change, yet sustained growth relies on a continuous shift in resources to more efficient use.

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The problems are familiar, too: any old-fangled manufacturer with a continuous process knows that shift work needs careful management.

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Instead of focusing exclusively on short term gains and efficiency innovations, the very goal of the firm has to shift to delighting customers through continuous value-adding innovation.

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Software development has made major discoveries in how to combine continuous innovation with disciplined execution, but has not always been able to make the necessary organizational culture shift.

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An open and continuous dialogue on how women execs rise to these roles is where the real breakthrough and changes will begin to really shift the perceptions in the executive-level landscape.

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