IT'S OFTEN SAID THAT CHANGE IS THE ONLY ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY IN business. The difference between thriving, surviving or not, comes down to how one responds when those changes arrive, often at the least opportune moment. When it comes to technological change, one school of thought says to wait and let others work out the bugs, while the other advocates for adopting new technology early to stay ahead of the curve. The massive pre-buy of diesel trucks in 2006 to avoid the headaches of newly mandated emission equipment on 2007 trucks is an example of the "wait-and-see" option.
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