A lot of bosses consults elder statesman of the family,either retired or semi retired,in some families if a boss is retired in good standing their more often play the consig role unofficially

"McGurn likes you, so I make you. So you are now one of us, if you fuck up, we take it out on McGurn. He is your sponsor. Fuck up, it's his ass. You work in his crew, he is your capo."