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The CEO's job is to do things that can only be done at the head, and delegate everything else. Sometimes, this job description includes technological decisions
by michaelochurch 15y ago
The CEO's job is to do things that can only be done at the head, and delegate everything else. Sometimes, this job description includes technological decisions (this would be the case in small software companies) and sometimes it doesn't.
On this list would be raising money, hiring and firing at top levels, setting the culture, and tackling leadership challenges that no one else can.
- philwelch 15y agoThe CEO's job is to do things that can only be done at the head, and delegate everything else. Obviously by the time you have hundreds of employees you can delegate most of the work, but at a 20 person company, there are a lot of little things that fall through that don't necessarily belong on anyone else's plate. And at a much larger company like Apple, the title of CEO probably doesn't mean the same thing with regards to Steve Jobs as it does with regards to Tim Cook. The only constant is that the CEO is the final authority on day-to-day business. But if I think you followed around 100 CEO's at various sizes of company, you'd see 100 different workdays. Yes, there are similarities, and you've named four of them. But there are differences, too. Being the final authority, and having the final responsibility, means you do whatever it takes to do what needs to be done as well as it can be. Usually this involves delegation and hiring, and sometimes you can't afford to do that.