All around us we can see examples of organizations that once thrived, now lingering near extinction, ineffective, wracked by entropy. This is the fate of all closed systems . The difference is leadership. Organizational renewal is one of the foremost responsibilities of all leaders. Organizations and societies age.
Historians tell of the decline of Greece and Rome.
Business journals recount the growth and decay of commercial enterprises. It is not a question of excellence. A society that has reached the heights of excellence may already be caught in the rigidities that will ultimately bring it down. An institution may hold itself to the highest standards and yet already be doomed by the complacency that foreshadows decay. Motivation tends to run down.