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Indeed, a company of talented people working on the wrong things is worthless. So too is a company of talented people working on the right things but in ways that undermine their chances of success. CEOs (sometimes) have the power to make decisions that determine whether the company they lead is able to be successful.



A CEO isn't a CEO if he doesn't have the decision making authority. CEOs get paid well because their decisions make or break the company.




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