Don’t Just Jump On The Next Bandwagon—Innovate!

No matter what industry you’re in, you’re not going to steal a march on the competition by jumping on the same bandwagons that they’re on. Instead, you need to innovate. Adopting lean production, six-sigma, theory of constraints, etc. will all help you improve your business, but, if your competitors are applying the same techniques to their businesses and processes, then the best you can hope for is parity.