Advice for CEOs

There is a saying about business leadership that describes the root cause of many business failures: “Leaders don’t resist focus; they just find opportunity so seductive.” The saying goes to the heart of three classic errors in execution.

Middle market CEO’s and entrepreneurs, like other business people and executives, are prone to believe in a one word mantra: “execution.” They are inclined to put their faith in what has been called: “Middle” Leadership - the view that a company’s strategy and goals are basically right. If the business strategy or even the entire company fails, they are inclined to point the finger of blame at the way it was executed.