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The ability to do that one thing – being in the well-being business – well will catapult some firms to enormous value creation opportunity through and beyond this latest cyclical, back-to-basics stress test.

Stripping away what is not a core competency means taking a hard look at the role data, its upfront investment and carrying costs, plays in your system.

Think about your core competency, and look at an option you can consider to all the resources your firm ties up in skill-sets that are not specifically devoted to offering your consumer household customers home and community well-being.

What you stop doing right now – every single focus that is not a core competency – is as crucial as what you continue to strive to do.

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