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The best execs are responsible for a few things: 1. Creating and Maintaining a vision for the future of the company based on industry experience, research and
by CryoLogic 10y ago
The best execs are responsible for a few things:
1. Creating and Maintaining a vision for the future of the company based on industry experience, research and hypothesis.
2. Keeping all of the teams and players up to sync on that vision.
3. Driving the development of that vision from day to day and pivoting when needed.
So while they might not be "creating" code, it is important to note that code alone doesn't make a company and leadership is essential especially the larger a corp becomes.
- mstade 10y agoA key aspect missing from your list: Always Be Closing. Good execs are always selling, internally and externally. Your list mostly concerns the internal aspect of being an exec, but a huge part of it is selling externally. Whether they are the ones actually closing the deals or moving things along doesn't really matter, the point is they're always selling. And at the end of the day, what's going to make or break your business is how much product you're moving. Execs are hugely important for this, in addition to all the points you mentioned.