If it goes on too long it becomes entrenched - it will shape the way people think, dampen their energy and drag down morale. Unfortunately, it's all too common. Fewer have experienced the joy of what I call fluid dynamics - the opposite of organizational friction. Everyone works hard, but the project seems to energize them even more. Changes are encouraged.
Every step forward is celebrated.
I have never seen it on the scale of an entire enterprise - please tell me if you have. But I still believe it's possible to keep fluid dynamics alive, even as a team grows larger. Clarity , 2. Commitment and 3. Trust Clarity - a clear purpose, mission or goal that everyone understands, and a strategy to accomplish it.