It's the age of the customer, she said. As an example, she pointed out the success of Dell Computers. An important point in the experience, LaBarre said, is speed. Time is a new metric that business must use to succeed. Talent is another metric.
Great companies have an answer to that question.
In the arena of personal success, LaBarre said you have to be able to cope with change. Successful people know they don't have all the answers. You also have to find time to stop and think in order to succeed, she said. To succeed in business in the future requires a shift in attitude, LaBarre said. It's no longer the companies who have the most money and the most people who have the best chance of success.