Already pinning things on the new guy
Didn't 'want' a senior assistant... because we've spent all our money on payouts to sacked, long term contracted duds and are too late to get anyone he'd really want anyway so have to hold off for 12 months.
We presented the low shelf options to him and he decided he didn't want any of them.
Spin has survived the review.
How about admit we're going through a major, ongoing off field overhaul and that it will take more than 12 months to put the new team together
If we do that, we make the incumbents feel as though they are seat warmers. People need to feel that they are valued team members to operate at maximum level. If you felt that you had a year and then you were going to be turfed, would you put in maximum effort for that 12 months?