If the firm hasn't yet succumbed to mediocrity, then the career goals of each executive should be well-aligned with overall company strategy. Ensuring that this

If the firm hasn't yet succumbed to mediocrity, then the career goals of each executive should be well-aligned with overall company strategy. Ensuring that this is the case is a primary goal of executive recruiting. Middle managers and ICs, not necessarily, but a company generally can't afford to have its executives be out of step.