That's a big part of the process: making the right choice from the beginning. Not getting distracted by shiny things.

When it came right down to it, I had to make a choice. This was the individual, it was the guy, right time, right place. It was the guy I wanted alongside of me to go forward.

When one divides, the other should have the right of first choice

Whether they made the right choice, who knows?

I think that was absolutely the right choice,

This retention wasn't about making a 'politically correct' or 'politically acceptable' choice. It was about getting the right person for the job. Firm affiliation is irrelevant to finding the right person.