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Vijay Johar

Change Doesn’t Break Businesses. Rigidity Does.

Published 2 months ago • 1 min read

Issue #13 | December 2025

Hello Reader,

Change isn’t what breaks businesses.
It’s the inability to bend when the wind shifts.

Meet Dev, CEO of a family-run logistics company.
He was proud of how stable the business had been for years - steady revenue, loyal clients, low turnover.

But the pandemic turned stability into vulnerability overnight.
Orders froze, routes shut down, and his once “predictable” business model suddenly looked outdated.

One morning, during a discussion with his mentor, he heard a line that shifted everything:

Dev, resilience isn’t about staying the same through change, it’s about staying strong by changing faster than the situation does.

That hit deep.
Dev realized he couldn’t protect the old model - he had to reimagine it.

He gathered his leadership team and did three things:

  • Pivoted operations to focus on local delivery for essential goods.
  • Upskilled his workforce for digital logistics tracking.
  • Redefined success from “growth” to “continuity and learning.”

When the market reopened, his company was leaner, smarter, and stronger.
Competitors who waited to “return to normal” struggled - Dev’s business thrived.

He learned that resilience isn’t endurance, it’s intelligent adaptability.

🧩 The Solution:

Message:
​Strong roots don’t resist the wind
they move with it and grow deeper after the storm.

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