Almost all high-performing companies regress over time. The promise of a blueprint for lasting success is attractive but not realistic.
Success is transitory, and many companies that have outperformed in the past, won't do so in the future. A company cannot be successful forever on the basis of a few traits. Many external and internal factors affect a company and the company has to continually work towards achieving short-term and long-term success.
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