> Q3: Why can't we promote from the pool from the answer to Q2 instead of hiring externally? To offer a few potential answers: * Because the existing company

> Q3: Why can't we promote from the pool from the answer to Q2 instead of hiring externally? To offer a few potential answers: * Because the existing company culture is not conducive to taking a step forward, and you intentionally want to bring in outside ideas (e.g., bigger-company experience). * Because the people who are the answer to Q2 don't get along all that well, or are worried about their individual career paths, and promoting one of them above the others will make them upset in the short term. * Along the same lines - because you don't trust the people from Q2 to level up and handle the full scope, and will instead always favor "their" organization.