Look, in the making of policy or in the making of decisions in large corporations or small corporations, you always reach outside. You always want to talk to other people. You always want to gather the greatest number of ideas and perspectives that you can, because the world is a complex place. You always want new ideas, different thinking and different perspectives, because that's how you make good decisions.
It's not as though the institution didn't have capable people. The institution has very capable people, particularly with respect to its leadership.