Every company is in the middle of some kind of evolution.
You'll walk into situations you had no hand in creating.
A big part of leadership is getting comfortable with this reality and understanding your role in helping move the ball forward.
Things are the way they are for a reason. Don't start changing everything without first understanding the reasons.
In many orgs things are much more organic and random, and less intentional.
Sometimes there is no fence.
a fence that’s up for 30 years is more likely to have purpose than a 2 year old process set up in a growing company.
generally, you can tear things down the younger they are.
Also, if they had the foresight to a) hire someone who could fix it and b) give them the run room to get it done, they’re ahead of the curve.