Unless your company is small, being a CEO is hard. Knowing about all projects and developments in the company (often several hundred projects and initiatives) and deciding on which opportunities to take is not an easy job.
Even when your company is small. I mean just the emotional pressure alone, you're still responsible for the well-being of however many employees you have, in addition to your own.
No wonder a lot of top level executives are psychopaths, the emotional detachment must really help.
No wonder a lot of top level executives are psychopaths, the emotional detachment must really help.