If you dig deeply into the source of profitability for most companies today, you’ll find that it’s based on the fact that they’ve created a monopoly of time, space, or mindshare that is unassailable….at least for a period of time. A leader’s role is to relentlessly search for the next undefended seam and help the organization burst through it with precise execution.
From “Cumulative Advantage: How to Build Momentum for Your Ideas, Business, and Life Against All Odds” by Mark Schaefer