It feels so obvious to me that the CEO of such a high-profile org should at the very least quickly check public-facing social media posts against someone sensible, if not laundering them all through the experts at their org. But somehow they keep making these mistakes over and over again.
These CEOs aren't doing anything different in these situations - they're being themselves and doing what they did to get their position. Other people generally don't call them out on their BS because it's an uphill battle fighting overtly charismatic people, and it's much easier to accept their flaws for the benefit of riding their coattails to the top
This is why they can't differentiate between upsides/downsides - people let them get away with things that other people can't, and to them it is all the same
Agreed
> who happen to be overtly charismatic to a fault.
Not so much.
> they're being themselves and doing what they did to get their position.
yes, there is a way of talking in industry that allows people to rise through the ranks. Its very rare that you get to the top by being an odious prick all the time.
However, people on the inside don't tend call out CEOs, because they need something from them. If you are frank with your CEO and they don't like it, you're out on your arse, to be replaced by a yes man. (not always, but its surprisingly common)
It is very easy to become a CEO as a normal person, only to develop into an horrid shit later.
Could probably fix that quote by adding "believe they are."
>who happen to believe they are overtly charismatic to a fault.