Nairobi, March 3 -- As we start to conclude the first quarter of 2026, the year is rapidly progressing and yet we still deal with an age-old problem in our organisations.

New CEOs take over firms and, much to their horror, realise that some of their senior and mid-level managers are simply not up to the mark to take the company to the next level.

Then the new CEO is fraught with whether to incur the wrath of staff and dismiss incapable long serving managers or to gamble and try to keep them around and coach them into greater competence.

Not every organisation can operate like Netflix whereby they famously hire and dismiss human resources talent swiftly to specifically meet changing task and skill needs.

New CEOs especially may face or...