> The effective companies are where they respect each other and realize that their cultures are different but that they need each other. I'm surprised how infre

> The effective companies are where they respect each other and realize that their cultures are different but that they need each other. I'm surprised how infrequently I see that. This is so very important. All of the teams in a business are critical to success. The best product in the world (engineering) is useless if noone knows about it (marketing), can't buy it (sales), or can't make it work (training and support). There are multiple legs to the stool, and as I see it, it's the CEO's job to make sure all of these different personalities, tensions and constraints are balanced - and that everyone understands why everyone else is there. Sadly, CEOs are often just sales people with a fancy title, which can lead to all sorts of nightmares.