Do we really need somebody from outside?

One of my colleague asked me do we really need somebody from outside to be one of our leaders in our organization? What had ever happened to our internal talents? Where have they gone, or the company is not longer appreciating our own talents? This is a tough question, but answer is this...

We need fresh new ideas. We need someone who has the external exposure to give us fresh new ideas. Internal talents are good but sometimes we need a mix of internal and someone from external so tht we can have a lot more and better ideas. Especially when a company is not doing well, internal staff might not under or could see from different perspective. A successful company always needs someone either as consultant or senior mgmt staff from the industry who can assist the company to get out of problem or to go for a greater height. Does not mean that internal staff is not good but rather for the mgmt team and staff to get different ideas and exposures. A company should capitalise on its strength and in the areas tht it needs improvement, seek from the best in the industry and hire them. A company can expect to make drastic change in its organizAtion and also make a quantum leap in the area to improve by doing this.

Whether it works or not and the speed of success are depending on the adaptability of the new hire and also the desire of a compnay to change, without forgetting the culure of tht organization.