I've was at a company that had an absentee CEO. One who would swoop in every few months and make strong declarations about direction, product, and so on; but wa

I've was at a company that had an absentee CEO. One who would swoop in every few months and make strong declarations about direction, product, and so on; but was otherwise never there. It was a nightmare. We suffered constantly from his eccentrics, it constantly hurt our product, and destroyed morale and the ability to feel like you had no power over your work.