Worked at a ~50 people agency (non-IT, other field...) where every single decision was okay'ed by the CEO, he had full control of all accounts etc. The guy was

Worked at a ~50 people agency (non-IT, other field...) where every single decision was okay'ed by the CEO, he had full control of all accounts etc. The guy was a true workaholic and would not hand any tasks or important decisions to anyone else. He started having various medical issues that lead to him being in the hospital 90% of the time, having surgery almost weekly, for ~12 months. He tried to give out directions and make calls from the hospital bed, but obviously that was not working. The business collapsed to 1/4 the size it was, many people got laid off.