job of CEO

[Robert Anderson]

Or president, owner, etc., of a small company...

Do you think it is to be a sort of philosopher king who thinks and sets
strategic direction? How does the CEO get out of being bogged down in
details and managing everything?

[John A. Weeks III]

Post by Robert Anderson
Or president, owner, etc., of a small company...
Do you think it is to be a sort of philosopher king who thinks and sets
strategic direction? How does the CEO get out of being bogged down in
details and managing everything?

A company that wants to grow in the future needs to have some
kind of visionary. That person doesn't need to be the CEO.
In fact, I'd say they shouldn't be the CEO since the CEO has
to keep the company running, the bills paid, and the sales
pipeline full while the dreamer is off dreaming. A person
with a great idea often starts a company, but you often
find that they run the company poorly once things get going.
You really want a strong operations team, and strong finance
team, and great sales people. The visionary fits in there
somewhere, and fits between marketing, sales, product
development, and the front office.

-john-

[Mark Carroll]

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Post by Robert Anderson
Do you think it is to be a sort of philosopher king who thinks and sets
strategic direction? How does the CEO get out of being bogged down in
details and managing everything?

They set policy, arrange enforcement, and delegate, down to the COO
(who does more day-to-day stuff), CFO, etc. who delegate to their
underlings.

-- Mark

[Herb]

Post by Robert Anderson
Or president, owner, etc., of a small company...
Do you think it is to be a sort of philosopher king who thinks and sets
strategic direction? How does the CEO get out of being bogged down in
details and managing everything?

In a start-up or small company he or she needs to wear all the hats.
Only as size reaches critical mass and resources become available is it
possible to segregate duties and start delegating.

The strategic direction for a start-up has been set before the doors
opened. Until survival becomes a possibility, philosophizing is a
luxury.

Herb

[Wayne Lundberg]

Post by Robert Anderson
Or president, owner, etc., of a small company...
Do you think it is to be a sort of philosopher king who thinks and sets
strategic direction? How does the CEO get out of being bogged down in
details and managing everything?

The CEO of any company, private, public, non-profit or other has five
responsibilities.

1- Design the system for creating the desired results through human effort.
2-Recruiting,
3-Selling,
4-Finance
5-and New Opportunities.

Recruiting can be getting a free consultant from the SBDC - Selling could be
a write-up by your local paper interested in promoting new talent - Finance
could be getting 30 day credit from McMaster Carr or a venture capitalist.
New Opportunities come from being observant and asking yourself "What's new"
at all times.

The key tool for all of these starts by mastering the elevator speech, or
sound bite. So that the person you meet on the elevator will want to either
join you, buy from you, sell their stuff to you, refer you, buy stock in
your company by the time you get off on the 10th floor.

Wayne
www.pueblaprotocol.com

[Manik Thapar]

The CEO is the leader of the organization. His job is to lead the
company towards its visison. Getting his hands into day to day duties
only takes him away form the helm of the ship. The CEO needs to make
sure he has the right people in place for the right job. He needs to
get the right people on the bus and the wrong people off the bus. By
this I mean, have a team in place that is competent, motivated and high
achievers.

Next the CEO needs to delegate responsability and impower his or her
employees. By Impowering the employees he is sending a strong signal to
them they are valuable and he trusts them to do the job right. With
empowerment comes delegation, which controls the span of authority the
employee has.

Next the CEO needs to communicate with his or her employees. He needs
to put in place a communication system wherby he gets the information
he needs from credable sources.

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Post by Manik Thapar
Next the CEO needs to communicate with his or her employees. He needs
to put in place a communication system wherby he gets the information
he needs from credable sources.

Any thoughts or advice on such a "collaboration" system
as per above?