When that occurs, sportswriters wear their fingers down to nubs keying in their theories behind the juggernaut's decline. Often the fall comes down to nothing more than a case of the team's day being done. Knowing this, a smart general manager maintains his franchise's competitiveness by continually shaking up the mix. He doesn't allow his roster to stagnate or lose its sense of purpose. He breaks up the team before it becomes a losing enterprise.
Corporate teams fail when they remain intact long after they are no longer effective.
You must know when to terminate these groups before they become a drag on your organization. Unfortunately, leaders often can't recognize when it's time to disband a team or alter its makeup. Brian Cashman, the general manager of the New York Yankees, just had to take a peek at his club's declining run production to know he had to trade for slugger David Justice or his club would be watching the post-season on television. You don't have any batting averages or field goal percentages to reference. It may be that the task your team was formed to tackle has been completed or changed.