#1: You’re Stuck In the Business—Not Leading On the Business
Leading a mid-market company is exhilarating—and exhausting. But here’s the hard truth: when you spend most of your time in tactical meetings, operational firefighting, and decision fatigue, you’re not leading—you’re surviving.
And survival mode leaks value. Productivity slows. Strategic bets stall. Leaders disengage.
The Enterprise Value Impact
CEOs who fail to step back limit their ability to drive growth and innovation. Companies led by CEOs who allocate more time to strategy and talent decisions consistently deliver stronger revenue growth and shareholder returns (Harvard Business Review).
Your CEO Call to Action
Ask yourself:
- Am I the bottleneck—or the catalyst?
- How much time am I spending steering the ship versus rowing it?
- What could my leadership team own today if I trusted them more?
If you’re buried in execution, your organization will feel it. Reclaim your time to think, connect, and lead from above the fray. Because when the CEO leads at altitude, enterprise value rises with them.