There is a ongoing debate about whether it is better for managers and leaders to be promoted from within or brought in from outside an organization. Both approaches have merit. Regardless of how senior managers acheived their post, they should always stay in touch with the day to day details of the organization.
In Leadership Jazz, Max De Pree proposed that leaders ask themselves the following question.
How long ago was it that I actually saw the products may business sells being made? A college president might ask, how long ago has it been since I visited a classroom? Or taught a class?
Princeton University requires all professors to teach classes, including undergraduate classes. The former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, William Bratton, with previous police careers in Boston and New York, had to re-qualify as peace officer in California. The television show "Undercover Boss" uses this concept.
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