I was taught it’s better to struggle along with an unfilled vacancy than to compromise when hiring. A’s hire A’s and B’s hire C’s. Compromising is like introducing a cancer into your organization. Hiring someone like Bret (or Josh) has the opposite effect, replacing weakness with vitality. We are truly blessed, so enjoy the ride!We're truly blessed right now. Anyone who analyzes businesses (and many who simply work in them) understands the maxim that "the most important business decision is the hiring decision." At all levels. Able, talented managers are secure in hiring able, talented subordinates and delegating to them. Mediocre, insecure ones aren't and don't. I won't name names, Ron Lasagna.