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The main job of any CEO is to destroy the career aspirations of his most talented employees.
by pdog 13y ago
The main job of any CEO is to destroy the career aspirations of his most talented employees.
- numbsafari 13y agoRight. Because by doing that he is sure to greatly increase the value of his organization. As I understand Hacker News (... this is just my opinion ...) it is a forum for people who want to found companies based on technology and grow them big, and the people who want to work for them or with them on those ventures. If your mindset (as a founder or as an employee) is that the CEO's job is to "destroy career aspirations" or otherwise exhibit PHB-like qualities, then that's not an attitude worth keeping. Why? Because if that's how you feel about CEO's and bosses in general then you'll end up being a bad CEO/boss or working for bad CEOs/bosses. The job of a CEO is to build a great team, secure them the appropriate resources to do great things, and make sure they are motivated and focused on a shared set of goals. In other words: the main job of a CEO is to advance the career aspirations of his most talented employees--because that will create value for the organization in the long-run.
- bcherry 13y agoI think you missed pdog's sarcasm.
- venomsnake 13y agoYou forgot being able to chain 84 buzzwords in a single sentence. Also known as half-Ballmer.