On How Companies Destroy Themselves

"Here's a rule that's so inevitable that it's almost a law: As an organization grows and succeeds, it sows the seeds of its own demise by getting boring. With more to lose and more people to lose it, meetings and policies become more about avoiding risk than providing joy."

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/11/upside-vs-downside.html