The CEO’s job, a thread:
Before we dive in, an overarching comment.
The CEO only has one job: make the company successful.
Great CEOs realize this and operated knowing that long-term success is what they’ll be judged on.
Bad CEOs get caught up in how they “appear” short-term.
The CEO only has one job: make the company successful.
Great CEOs realize this and operated knowing that long-term success is what they’ll be judged on.
Bad CEOs get caught up in how they “appear” short-term.
Like anyone else, the CEO is a human being with strengths and weaknesses.
The best CEOs are self-aware enough to play to their strengths and delegate the rest.
Bad CEOs hit a glass ceiling, lacking the self awareness needed to fill in their own gaps.
The best CEOs are self-aware enough to play to their strengths and delegate the rest.
Bad CEOs hit a glass ceiling, lacking the self awareness needed to fill in their own gaps.
In the early stages, the CEO is scrappy and able to get hands-on with specific roles until those roles are filled.
They can play salesperson or product manager until they find trusted counterparts in the roles.
Many CEOs early on are a jack-of-all-trades out of pure necessity.
They can play salesperson or product manager until they find trusted counterparts in the roles.
Many CEOs early on are a jack-of-all-trades out of pure necessity.
Some CEOs lack these hands-on skillsets but are world class recruiters.
This is the single superpower that can compensate for and trump all else.
Great at both recruiting and being hands-on?
That’s the dangerous duo of an early stage founder.
This is the single superpower that can compensate for and trump all else.
Great at both recruiting and being hands-on?
That’s the dangerous duo of an early stage founder.
A CEO’s job is also to make hard decisions.
A great CEO is willing to both 1/ listen and 2/ make hard calls.
They must do both to be successful.
Regarding #2, not all decisions can be popular when they’re made.
CEOs overly concerned with short-term popularity are doomed.
A great CEO is willing to both 1/ listen and 2/ make hard calls.
They must do both to be successful.
Regarding #2, not all decisions can be popular when they’re made.
CEOs overly concerned with short-term popularity are doomed.
A CEO is also a culture-setter.
A strong culture, even with polarizing values, functions better than a weak culture with vague values.
CEOs take input but are ultimately responsible for setting culture.
Good CEOs recognize this and take ownership.
Bad CEOs do not.
A strong culture, even with polarizing values, functions better than a weak culture with vague values.
CEOs take input but are ultimately responsible for setting culture.
Good CEOs recognize this and take ownership.
Bad CEOs do not.
Finally, the CEO must be the one to set pace.
Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman has a famous piece called “Amp it Up”
The key insight: the job of leadership is to set pace and standards of performance for the organization.
This is absolutely true.
Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman has a famous piece called “Amp it Up”
The key insight: the job of leadership is to set pace and standards of performance for the organization.
This is absolutely true.
The most important rule of CEOing:
Be your authentic self and lead from that place.
There’s nothing more effective than a courageous and authentic CEO.
Be your authentic self and lead from that place.
There’s nothing more effective than a courageous and authentic CEO.
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On Twitter, I share my learnings.
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