Post by Commerce Chronicle

The safest way to scale an enterprise isn't hiring an outside savior. It’s promoting the person who already knows where the things are. PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk just named Ronald Gunawan as their new Chief Executive Officer. Instead of bringing in a high-profile external executive to shake things up, the Indonesian energy group did something smarter: they promoted their longtime Chief Operating Officer. External CEOs spend their first 180 days figuring out the culture, diagnosing systemic bottlenecks, and building trust. Internal operators skip the learning curve entirely. They already possess the granular context required to execute from day one. If your growth strategy relies on a visionary outsider to fix your operations, your internal pipeline is broken. The best leaders are rarely found in executive search pools. They’re usually already running your day-to-day operations. Agree or disagree? chief executive officer, corporate governance, operational leadership, succession planning #Leadership #CorporateGovernance #SuccessionPlanning #ExecutiveSearch #EnergyIndustry