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TL;DR: CEOs need experience, wisdom, energy, political acumen and relentlessly resourceful critical-thinking skills. I think you're quite right. CEOs need to b
by burntrelish1273 9y ago
TL;DR: CEOs need experience, wisdom, energy, political acumen and relentlessly resourceful critical-thinking skills.
I think you're quite right. CEOs need to balance being institutional-continuity leaders and forward-leaning renegades. Status quo isn't good for one set of reasons, neither is arbitrary change. I don't think there's much room for Steve Jobs' types unless they're well-beyond perfect, even so, the culture may suffer enormously for most stakeholders. The worst kind of CEO these days is the generic "steady-rock" Mike Pence-type who's thoughtful and generally does all the right business-theater handshakes, but doesn't either doesn't understand the market, how to hold business units accountable or doesn't have any timely ideas that will grow/adapt the business to ensure its dominance. Fortune 1000 CEOs need to manage massive organizational complexity and anticipate the future like a startup founder/investor to be effective.
- ntsplnkv2 9y ago> like a startup founder/investor to be effective. Startups are not huge corporations with multiple silo'd organizations within. They're small and focused. Everyone is aware of the main goal. As opposed to a major fortune 500 with tons of silo'd organizations and internal politics. It's just too difficult to manage. There's too many products, too many competing services, too many people who want their slice of the pie.