I don’t believe Charles Darwin theory of evolution that stipulates man evolved from ape. I am a staunch believer in the fact that God created man in His own image. However I agree with Charles when he said “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, or the most intelligent. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change”. The 1 million dollar question is; are you change averse? You must never forget that people that transform themselves and adapt to change will continue to stay on top in this era. In his book, the age of Selfish Altruism, Alan Fairnington wrote “It is amazing how technology that is not old is being replaced. Vinyl records were replaced by CDs using laser technology. CDs are disappearing because music can be downloaded from the internet for free or through low-cost subscription. The tiny audio cassette was replaced by the Sony walkman and it is in turn made outdated by the Apple iPod”. So how can we adapt to change? We must keep learning and innovating. That was what IBM did. According to Bruce Harreld and Michael L. Tushman (both of the Harvard Business School), IBM was headed for extinction in the 1990s, but she learned to adapt and regained its place as a dominant competitor in the technology industry.
