Fine In R&D But Not In The Boardroom: How Rodan + Fields Grew 10-Fold By Avoiding Top-Level Tinkering

In theory, an entrepreneurial CEO is a dream. What executive wouldn't want a boss who gets excited about good new ideas and is willing to back them? But in reality, an entrepreneurial CEO can be a nightmare, especially at midsized companies. They simply lack the resources that a Forbes 400 company has to experiment with multiple strategies at once. In fact, as I'll explain, a CEO of a midsized company who continually tinkers with the company's strategy can be a disaster, as one online publishing...