It is probably safe to assume that your company has not grown as quickly as Jeff Bezos’ Amazon.com. While many factors contributed to Bezos’ phenomenal success, I want to focus on the process Bezos uses to create an environment for success. Bezos doesn’t focus on current performance: what has to happen today, this quarter or even this year. For example, three business owners are having coffee together one morning. Member advisors at BEI refer to this as “the rolling five-year exit plan.” Owners decide to act.

Source: Forbes January 12, 2017 23:02 UTC