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Peacetime CEO/Wartime CEO | Andreessen Horowitz
Ben Horowitz on Peacetime vs. Wartime CEOs:
Management literature is almost entirely written for peacetime CEOs. Everything you learn about decision-making and delegation and “don't micromanage”, all these things are very peacetime oriented in the sense that in peacetime, you're much more focused on the development of the people and the organization
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Peacetime CEO sets big, hairy, audacious goals. Wartime CEO is too busy fighting the enemy to read management books written by consultants who have never managed a fruit stand.
from The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz
Peacetime CEO focuses on the big picture and empowers her people to make detailed decisions. Wartime CEO cares about a speck of dust on a gnat’s ass if it interferes with the prime directive.
from The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz