Great Ceos Are Lazy: How Exceptional Ceos Do More in Less Time

by Jim Schleckser

Great CEOs are very clear about working hard on a very limited number of tasks that make all the difference to their businesses, and they refuse to spend significant time on anything else.

Lots of leaders and CEOs spend their time where it’s light, where they’re comfortable, while the real problems lurk in the dark alleys they don’t want to venture into.

a kink in the hose was restricting the flow. Solving the problem, of

identifying and removing the kinks?

the kink in the hose.

To drive organizational performance to new levels, leaders need to be willing to stretch themselves beyond their comfort zones and challenge themselves to tackle tasks that will truly lead to results.

Theory of Constraints,

the ancient adage that no chain is stronger than its weakest link.

unkinking the hose.

the kink in the hose—the constraint