Comments on: CEOs Get More Credit Than They Deserve . . . and More Blame http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/ceos-get-more-credit-than-they-deserve-and-more-blame/ Entrepreneurial Leadership and Management . . . and Other Stuff Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fewquid http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/ceos-get-more-credit-than-they-deserve-and-more-blame/#comment-5800 fewquid Mon, 02 Jul 2007 05:57:57 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/ceos-get-more-credit-than-they-deserve-and-more-blame/#comment-5800 "I’m a strong believer in the buck stops here view of the CEO’s role and responsibilities." Amen to that! If the CEO isn't going to stand firm, who will? I was trying to think of a good metaphor for the situation -- it's a combination of "sh*t flows downstream" and the small rock that starts an avalanche. Small actions at the CEO-level can make a huge impact on the rest of the company, for better or for worse. One of my former employers brought in a turnaround CEO who took some very simple (with the benefit of hindsight) steps and transformed the company in a few short weeks. Before that experience, I was unconvinced that a CEO could really drive a whole company, or fix it when broken. After that experience, I gained a CEO role model... “I’m a strong believer in the buck stops here view of the CEO’s role and responsibilities.” Amen to that! If the CEO isn’t going to stand firm, who will?

I was trying to think of a good metaphor for the situation — it’s a combination of “sh*t flows downstream” and the small rock that starts an avalanche. Small actions at the CEO-level can make a huge impact on the rest of the company, for better or for worse.

One of my former employers brought in a turnaround CEO who took some very simple (with the benefit of hindsight) steps and transformed the company in a few short weeks. Before that experience, I was unconvinced that a CEO could really drive a whole company, or fix it when broken. After that experience, I gained a CEO role model…

]]> By: fewquid http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/ceos-get-more-credit-than-they-deserve-and-more-blame/#comment-106327 fewquid Mon, 02 Jul 2007 05:57:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/06/ceos-get-more-credit-than-they-deserve-and-more-blame/#comment-106327 "I’m a strong believer in the buck stops here view of the CEO’s role and responsibilities." Amen to that! If the CEO isn't going to stand firm, who will? I was trying to think of a good metaphor for the situation -- it's a combination of "sh*t flows downstream" and the small rock that starts an avalanche. Small actions at the CEO-level can make a huge impact on the rest of the company, for better or for worse. One of my former employers brought in a turnaround CEO who took some very simple (with the benefit of hindsight) steps and transformed the company in a few short weeks. Before that experience, I was unconvinced that a CEO could really drive a whole company, or fix it when broken. After that experience, I gained a CEO role model... “I’m a strong believer in the buck stops here view of the CEO’s role and responsibilities.” Amen to that! If the CEO isn’t going to stand firm, who will?

I was trying to think of a good metaphor for the situation — it’s a combination of “sh*t flows downstream” and the small rock that starts an avalanche. Small actions at the CEO-level can make a huge impact on the rest of the company, for better or for worse.

One of my former employers brought in a turnaround CEO who took some very simple (with the benefit of hindsight) steps and transformed the company in a few short weeks. Before that experience, I was unconvinced that a CEO could really drive a whole company, or fix it when broken. After that experience, I gained a CEO role model…

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