More important is to learn from your best performers.xlvii Every company has the seeds of its future success in its best people, yet most fail to study them closely. This is a missed opportunity, because as Groysberg demonstrates, high performance is highly context dependent. Benchmarking and best practices tell you what worked elsewhere, but not what will work for you. In contrast, understanding precisely what makes your best people succeed in your unique environment is the natural extension of Groysberg’s findings. If success depends on specific, local conditions, then you are best served by
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