Changing of the guard....

This is a question that every workplace must deal with at some point of time: When does the old guard make way for the new one? No doubt that the old one has the experience and knowledge that is needed. But, at certain points, what you need is a newer perspective. What you need is youthful ambition and drive. However, its but natural that the old guard will rally behind it's stalwarts. The old guard will suppress the upcoming talent and will make a strong case for it's continuity. Instead of pushing it's weight behind the colts, when management opts to place it's bet on the same old, beaten horse, you know that its a losing bet.
Something to think about. If the old guard continues to make wrong choices and flat judgments, why would the next generation step up only to accept the burden of these misplaced decisions? Probably the question I asked at the start will soon stare at a workplace very familiar to me.

Full credit to Bob Dylan for putting it so eloquently,
Gentlemen, he said,
I don't need your organization, I've shined your shoes,
I've moved your mountains and marked your cards
But Eden is burning, either brace yourself for elimination
Or else your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards.