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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The joy of FORTRAN
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 23:07:56 -0000 (UTC)
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On 26 Sep 2024 22:36:05 GMT, rbowman wrote:

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Search_of_Excellence
> 
> That was required reading in the '80s and the company I worked for even 
> had a mandatory presentation by 'experts'. The authors used exemplars
> of successful businesses and their culture -- many of which were soon
> to fail.

Not surprising. To keep succeeding, you have to keep taking risks. Which 
means you could fail at any time.