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In most orgs, the ownership committee is definitely part of those 2009 discussions... as we all know, folks like Chuck Armstrong like to be involved in the chalk talks...
The new GM comes in and sits down, the holdover execs brief him, here's what we had from Seattle, here's what we had from Boston, etc etc...
Some GM's are secure enough to exploit the groundwork; others want to veer away from their predecessors' ideas, on principle...
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But yeah. Hoyer being a new broom to sweep clean, and stepping into an org attitude that is disenchanted with Gonzalez' demands, the re-set button should work to expedite a deal... in theory at least...