[cardcrimson]

Shaw certainly didn't build the Stanford football castle, he inherited it. That said, he managed it very effectively for several years and even made tweaks to make the castle stronger. Sadly though, it's fallen into disrepair and needs an overhaul. I too want Shaw to succeed at rebuilding, but I'm afraid your CEO is probably pretty close in this case.

One time when my CEO of seven years resigned as the company started to struggle and needed to make some serious changes, he said something like, "Sometimes, the person that constructed the castle might not be the right one to tear it down and rebuild."  I am reminded of his words now.

[cardcrimson]

Shaw certainly didn't build the Stanford football castle, he inherited it. That said, he managed it very effectively for several years and even made tweaks to make the castle stronger. Sadly though, it's fallen into disrepair and needs an overhaul. I too want Shaw to succeed at rebuilding, but I'm afraid your CEO is probably pretty close in this case.

One time when my CEO of seven years resigned as the company started to struggle and needed to make some serious changes, he said something like, "Sometimes, the person that constructed the castle might not be the right one to tear it down and rebuild."  I am reminded of his words now.