In my experience a lifespan for a CEO is between 3-5 years in business so RK has had more than a good run Fresh ideas, fresh objectives and fresh ambition is definitely needed in our club I look at this as a positive step and look forward to hearing from our new senior management team
Not so sure myself. Something I observed after 21 years at Royal Mail, seeing CEOs come and go, was that every single one of them played the “new broom” card - and there was hardly a new idea between any of them. The good ones (and I can actually only point to one who was genuinely inspirational) left too soon; the bad ones hung around too long. Most blurred into a revolving caste of indistinguishable grey faces.
I especially hate the fact that experienced workers get called negative when they try to point out problems as they have already tried the same 'New' ideas several times before. Best to keep quiet and smile as these bright new brooms dislike discussion as they view it as criticism....however helpful you mean to be. However, I doubt we are going to get a revolutionary CEO....as someone pointed out, there may be someone promoted from within.
In my industry (insurance) it mainly circulated between Regionalisation v Centralisation (the battle between customer service and cost). For a manager specialising in change implementation it kept me well employed..LOL. I would like to see a new CEO very focused on commercial income and a higher PR profile both with the fans and media
