Originally Posted by
porcia83
Ouch, you got me. Gotta come clean, they have none.
They have always been, and continue to be an utter and complete failure. For 80 years they have continued to fail in every mensurable way, that is what they are known for. When the SFA was pulled from under a rock, the AMA kicked it into overdrive and failed on an even more epic level, and the SFA went away.
Honestly, I'm drawing a blank on SFA.
As for the rest, there's plenty of organizations that are successful...until they're not. Unfortunately, it's usually as a result of fundamental misreading of business environment, strategic miscalculation, etc. Also, it's sometimes not being able to work at the next level, play with the big boys, however you want to characterize it. Just because you can run the corner convenience store doesn't mean you can run Walmart. Ultimately though, past success does not in an way guarantee future success...especially in a world that's changing fast.