Sold books out of his garage, became one of the richest people on earth.
Yes he worked hard to make his business grow, and took risks. But if that’s all it took to become a billionaire, most entrepreneurs would be billionaires. Nobody risks their life savings to start a business and doesn’t work hard.
CEOs are not smarter, harder working, or more qualified in any way than your average employee. It’s luck of the draw.
I think of CEOs as being like music or sports superstars: they need to be good at what they do AND be in the right place at the right time. And just like those other categories, “good at what they do” doesn’t always mean quite what you may think it should.
Bezos is a great example of a CEO.
Sold books out of his garage, became one of the richest people on earth.
Yes he worked hard to make his business grow, and took risks. But if that’s all it took to become a billionaire, most entrepreneurs would be billionaires. Nobody risks their life savings to start a business and doesn’t work hard.
CEOs are not smarter, harder working, or more qualified in any way than your average employee. It’s luck of the draw.
I think of CEOs as being like music or sports superstars: they need to be good at what they do AND be in the right place at the right time. And just like those other categories, “good at what they do” doesn’t always mean quite what you may think it should.