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People who do great work in the past will typically do great work in the future. It's called "being a high performer", and someone who establishes a good track record of being a high performer will provide more value in the future compared to someone without such a track record.

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Executives don’t care to take the time to transition high performers to new projects or the risk that they will successfully adapt to new technologies. They’re making big moves, they “have to move fast” and “need people who can hit the ground running.” Fresh faces can have the perfect resumes for the new direction and no attachment to the status quo or clout to call on in resisting the “transformation.”

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