Even though GE is generally considered well run, let's not forget that it needed a bailout by Warren Buffett during the financial crisis. At risk of sounding l

Even though GE is generally considered well run, let's not forget that it needed a bailout by Warren Buffett during the financial crisis. At risk of sounding like I am defending my own mediocrity, the average worker and manager are going to be the ones who can last the distance. Top performers have a nasty habit of getting promoted, or headhunted. Or burnout. Institutional memory gets lost. Ultimately, it's the average long distance runners who carry the torch to the finishing line. Not that I dont think the best performers shouldnt be duly recognised and rewarded, but overemphasis on top performance...that's the stuff Enron is made of.