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TL;DR: Unlike other types of leaders (eg. Presidents), good CEOs consistently set destinations, and align new people towards those destinations, but don't micro
by token_throwaway 9y ago
TL;DR: Unlike other types of leaders (eg. Presidents), good CEOs consistently set destinations, and align new people towards those destinations, but don't micromanage the means by which their team gets there. Except for some times, when they have to.
This was horribly written. Succinctness is a virtue.
- tome 9y agoThat's not an accurate summary at all. The message of the article is that good CEOs set a direction and then act as an immutable rudder with the aim of ensuring that the organisation stays pointed in that direction.
- token_throwaway 9y agoYou're completely right. And either way it's about $0.05 of old insight.
- hammock 9y agoDoesn't a rudder...steer?
- tome 9y agoAh, good question. The point is not that the CEO doesn't make any changes but that he/she makes changes to keep the overall direction constant!
- hammock 9y agoHow is that unlike a president? He builds a cabinet, outlines a vision and expects his staff to create and execute policy to achieve that.