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I have some doubts about the CEO. It's very common in these kind of scenarios that either a) the same criticism / suggestions have been made regularly over a l

I have some doubts about the CEO. It's very common in these kind of scenarios that either a) the same criticism / suggestions have been made regularly over a long time by people inside the company which have gone ignored, or b) the company has a culture in which that information never reaches the CEO, either out of fear or because of middle management layers. In both those cases, the CEO is actually mismanaging the company and completely undermining the motivation and loyalty of his employees. I've seen this happen time and time again. CEO's and managers don't accept internal criticism or suggestions, don't give their people the freedom to take action themselves, but some outsider swoops in with an impressive Powerpoint presentation (or dress) and suddenly they see the light. It's the opposite of taking risks (you can blame the outsiders if it fails), it's actually cowardice.

imd23 13y ago
There may be a big amount of variables playing here that we might no be taking in consideration so I wouldn't say that. Even if that's the case, I think sometimes this is what needs to happen that makes you realize the change/s that has to be done to be better. (be more transparent, fire some managers or key people, etc.)
- bowlofpetunias 13y ago
  Just to be clear, I'm not saying this is the case here, but it's definitely a common scenario. Either way it's a very strong vote of no confidence in the existing staff by the CEO. Unless there is a long story of trying to improve the app internally, it appears this CEO decided at the bar that his own staff wasn't good enough and needed to be replaced with external consultants without considering other root causes (including himself). Executives that are easily persuaded by the sales pitches of external consultants and don't listen to their own people are a dime a dozen.

imd23 13y ago

There may be a big amount of variables playing here that we might no be taking in consideration so I wouldn't say that. Even if that's the case, I think sometimes this is what needs to happen that makes you realize the change/s that has to be done to be better. (be more transparent, fire some managers or key people, etc.)

bowlofpetunias 13y ago
Just to be clear, I'm not saying this is the case here, but it's definitely a common scenario. Either way it's a very strong vote of no confidence in the existing staff by the CEO. Unless there is a long story of trying to improve the app internally, it appears this CEO decided at the bar that his own staff wasn't good enough and needed to be replaced with external consultants without considering other root causes (including himself). Executives that are easily persuaded by the sales pitches of external consultants and don't listen to their own people are a dime a dozen.