re: How long will our next DC stay?

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IMO, those are the guys you want. They have extra incentive to perform well to try to get the future position.

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...and you develop a reputation as being a high profile stepping stone on up to bigger and better things. Over time, it works well with, of course, the occasional bust, but things stabilize out ... as long as the central figure at the top stays in place to keep coordinating everything else.