One of the big things I learned from Eric was, he said — executives confuse themselves when they think they actually get to do things. CEO’s don’t code, they don’t build product, they don’t design things, etc. Instead CEO’s set direction — their job is defense and to remove things in the way from their team. CEO’s listen and help clear the path to make their team and company more effective.
Scaling Google and Yahoo with Marissa Mayer — Class 17 Notes of Stanford University’s CS183C
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The job then is to see the future and usher in a framework and path by which it can be completed. Connectors, not technicians, networkers, not doers.