To avoid this fate, governments must focus on what really matters: how to be like the 11% of companies that have remained, through the decades, in the top 500. The lifecycle of companies should teach governments that the secret of eternal youth is constant innovation – seizing opportunities and behaving like the dynamic, entrepreneurial companies that are defining today’s world and shaping its future.
要避免这一命运，政府必须将注意力集中在真正重要的领域：如何成为11%能穿越几十年保持500强地位的公司。公司的生命周期应该教会政府，永远年轻的秘诀是持续创新——抓住机会，并像决定着当今世界及其未来的充满活力和企业家精神的公司那样做。