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The most important insight to have going into something like this is that there’s absolutely no guarantee whatsoever that the CEO is good at his job, or that any given thing you observe should be taken as a positive example.

By definition there is something he is doing or has done that is exceptional, but he may be succeeding in spite of many terrible habits or behaviors.

With that in mind it’s a guarantee that you should be able to learn quite a bit from spending time observing.

But don’t fall for a classic beginners mistake of assuming that because just someone is successful all of the things they are doing should be counted as causes of that success.