That's why the higher-ups need to be open to disagreement and be able make decisions based on information. At the same time, the young hacker should have enough communication skills to be able to convince the higher-ups that it is in their interest to use a new technology. The higher-ups should be able to convince him why that may not work, either for tech or business reasons.

Seems there are a lot of "shoulds" in there but that's why management isn't easy.