Our Daily Bears · Oct 14, 2020
How Baylor Basketball Became No. 1: Adaptability and Avoiding the Success Trap
Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Following the unquestioned best decade in the history Baylor basketball, the Bears are set to be blow past their recent accomplishments. They’re ranked No. 1 by Jeff Goodman to start the season, and they rank top three in every national ranking.
The Bears are primed to have their highest accomplishments as Scott Drew approaches his 20th year in Waco.
Many institutions that achieve success eventually collapse. That principle is referred to as the success trap or the competency trap. The idea is that organizations become too focused on what helped them achieve their early success, and they fail to innovate as the world changes.