The Great CEO Within
by Matt Mochary
A coach to tech CEOs compiles his operating playbook: getting things done, decision-making, meetings, feedback, hiring, fundraising and culture, in short tactical sections. It is a reference more than a narrative, and much of it applies to any manager. Free online in earlier form; the book is the polished version.
Read it if…
you want a tactical operating manual you can open to any page.
Skip it if…
you want stories and argument; it is bullet-dense.
Three things you will actually use
- Make decisions in writing with a clear owner.
- Give feedback in the moment, framed as 'I like / I wish'.
- Protect your energy; the CEO's state is the company's state.
Do this first
Adopt the 'write it down' rule: every commitment goes into a single tracked system today.
Our verdict
Tactical and dense; a reference to keep.
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