Podcasts Culture Freakonomics Radio 314. What Does a C.E.O. Actually Do?

314. What Does a C.E.O. Actually Do?

Published: Jan. 18, 2018, 4 a.m.

They're paid a fortune \u2014 but for what, exactly? What makes a good C.E.O. \u2014 and how can you even tell? Is "leadership science" a real thing \u2014 or just airport-bookstore mumbo jumbo? We put these questions to Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Branson, Indra Nooyi, Satya Nadella, Jack Welch, Ray Dalio, Carol Bartz, David Rubenstein, and Ellen Pao. (Part 1 of a special series, "The Secret Life of C.E.O.'s.")