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Well, to be fair to any CEO, it's possible they had a vision and then succeeded. But then what do you do? Borrow a vision from your employees, right? What else can you do? Or maybe you agree with both employees? It's hard to be sure what to do! Smart and informed people disagree all the time.

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> What else can you do?

If the CEO has a single general job, it’s maintaining strategic cohesion. If there’s a debate, that’s fine. But it should be controlled.

How do you define controlled? It seems one exec left because he had enough money, maybe others left for similar reasons.

> It seems one exec left because he had enough money

While being blindsided by the man you’ve handed company strategy to is bad, it’s not under the umbrella of control. Letting the situation get to the point that your deputies are engaging in shouting matches and everyone in the company has to pick sides is where control was lost.

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