Since today's companies are totally dependent on a continuing human membership that produces a superior intellectual output in comparison to the competition, then there is inevitably a fight over the right to the bottom line. — Arie de Geus Copy Share Image
Companies die because their managers focus on the economic activity of producing goods and services, and they forget that their organizations' true nature is that of a community of humans. — Arie de Geus Copy Share Image
I admit that one should never underestimate the capacity of banks to destroy enormous amounts of accumulated capital and reduce, temporarily, the supply. After… — Arie de Geus Copy Share Image
Since today's companies are totally dependent on a continuing human membership that produces a superior intellectual output in comparison to the competition, then there… — Arie de Geus Copy Share Image
The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be only sustainable competitive advantage. — Arie de Geus Copy Share Image
A company's success no longer depends primarily on its ability to raise investment capital. Success depends on the ability of its people to learn… — Arie de Geus Copy Share Image
The ability to learn faster than competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage. — Arie de Geus Copy Share Image
Companies die because their managers focus on the economic activity of producing goods and services, and they forget that their organizations' true nature is… — Arie de Geus Copy Share Image
Once a company has adapted to a new environment, it is no longer the organization it used to be; it has evolved. That is… — Arie de Geus Copy Share Image
No man on his death bed ever looked up into the eyes of his family and friends and said, I wish I'd spent more… — Arie De Geus Copy Share Image
