The thread in all of them is that the CEO listened to other people’s advice instead of leading themselves. When a ship loses its captain…

That's a good point.

If the CEO is just a parrot repeating what the board says, you get a company full of parrots too. No pirate to guide the ship.

	▲	reactordev 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The best CEOs I’ve seen balance board requests with what they themselves want to do and where they see their market going. Standing on the shoreline when the armada of prospects come sailing in for provisions. When there’s a gold rush, sell pickaxes and shovels.