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> 1. We shouldn't have CEOs, in which case most businesses today wouldn't exist. There's over 30 million businesses in the US [0], and 200,000 CEOs. Is it rea
by mod 4y ago
> 1. We shouldn't have CEOs, in which case most businesses today wouldn't exist.
There's over 30 million businesses in the US [0], and 200,000 CEOs.
Is it really impossible to imagine another structure that doesn't involve a CEO or chief?
I don't personally think it'll change anything (nor do I have any hatred for CEOs), we'll just hate whoever made the decision. It's just easier when it's one human-with-out-of-fashion-attributes who makes a lot of money.
[0] https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2019/04/11/number-of-businesses-in-the-united-states.html https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2019/04/11/number-of...
[1] https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes111011.htm https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes111011.htm
- pc86 4y agoSo of the 29,800,000 other businesses "without a CEO," how many of them still have one person making the majority of the decisions? I'd venture to say 80-90% of them. And how many of the largest, most economically successful companies have no CEO? Zero.
- mod 4y ago> 1. We shouldn't have CEOs, in which case most businesses today wouldn't exist. I was just responding to this. Sounds like you agree we'd have "most" of the 30M businesses left.
- xeromal 4y agoThey're saying that even though small business owners may not technically be CEO, they are the business owner which is just another title for CEO. lol. You're being too technical. Their point is sound.
- solveit 4y ago> Is it really impossible to imagine another structure that doesn't involve a CEO or chief? It's quite difficult to imagine one that works for most large companies, at the very least. Name a couple if it's so easy.
- mod 4y agoI think it's the best strategy, but it's not hard to imagine another one. If CEOs were outlawed tomorrow, we would still have large companies. They would adapt with a new structure.