Grow or die.
Just like a tree a business is either growing or dying!
It may feel to you that your business is stable and comfortably producing profit. However, if this profit is not growing this is generally an indication of worse times to come; and worse times that are internally generated i.e self inflicted!
A fairly constant performance may feel comfortable but the effects of inflation, industry and competitor innovation, changing client tastes and a changing environment can all start to slowly erode performance. At first this decay will be imperceptible but the scary thing is that unless properly monitored, by the time it becomes obvious it has accelerated to the point that only drastic, painful action can arrest it.
The way to stop this happening; install proper continuously monitored performance systems! ActionCOACH have an arsenal of such systems, proven in thousands of companies worldwide, and ready to install in your company. Laurence will be happy to conduct a complimentary business health check to determine applicability and suitability; please just make contact with Laurence