Visionaries vs. Operators | Simon Sinek

Many CFOs or COs are considered the number two in the company and in line for the big position. 

However, what makes an organisation highly functional is

1. the partnership between its visionary and operator, and
2. the tension between the two ways of operating up-and-out and down-and-in.

You want a visionary person to do a visionary job, and the operator to do an operator job.

• You should extract the purpose from the founder in terms that are compelling and resonant with everyone.
• Build into your incentive structure performance and values so that the organisation is equipped to survive the founder leader if necessary.