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Neil Moodley — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:25:09 -0400

It hampers productivity, for many reasons, but chief of which is that it shows a complete lack of trust that your staff will achieve the required tasks. Ultimately, that sort of environment is not conducive to productivity. Of course, excessive use would need to be curtailed.

Fast Talk Response -

Neil Moodley — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:12:22 -0400

If external leaders understand the unique pressures, constraints and drivers of the relevant marketplace, then generally I would suggest they have a better chance of pushing a company forwards, however that may be measured.

Having said that, there is always the risk of factors, often in the macro-environment, which will hamper traditional measures of success irrespective of the provenance of the new leader.

Mega-corporations, GE, Citi and so forth, will often have more success promoting from within due to the massive complexity of those organisations.