Why Great Leaders Emphasize the Details

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1:17Scott Cook:I think it's well-founded and that what you want to avoid is where the CEO of a large organization falls prey to micromanaging, to going in and actually making a bunch of the decisions for people up and down. And also there's a limited amount of time that you have as a leader, and yet there's vastly more calls on your time than you'll ever be able to satisfy. So I think the intent of that was to help leaders, senior leaders, focus on what's most important. It's just I think we need to take a slightly broader view about what's most important. Because strategy alone, without the ability of the organization to execute well, means the strategy will fail.

2:00Scott Cook:So it's crucial to build the strength of a company to actually execute well, to have the systems and processes by which people can do their work exceptionally well. And if that's essential for success, then that's essential for the CEO.

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