The observations in this post gel with my experience also.
Middle managers can be the most short-sided, penny-pinching, over-simplifying people in the world. But when you talk to CEOs they are often well-spoken, well-read, philosophical, long-term.
You ask them a business question and expect to get back balance sheets, dollars, etc. but instead you get something surprisingly wide-ranging/​philosophical.
The observations in this post gel with my experience also.
Middle managers can be the most short-sided, penny-pinching, over-simplifying people in the world. But when you talk to CEOs they are often well-spoken, well-read, philosophical, long-term.
You ask them a business question and expect to get back balance sheets, dollars, etc. but instead you get something surprisingly wide-ranging/​philosophical.