The life of a CEO : Managing workloads and problems with a degree of simplicity In an interview we conducted with him , Willner also shedded light on what it ' s like to be a CEO . “ An entrepreneur is helped by having a degree of naivety , of simplicity ,” he said .
“ If you think too much and anticipate all possible problems you may decide not to go ahead : if you instinctively charge ahead all those problems will doubtless be waiting for you , but at least you have the chance that you might pull through . In addition , if you isolate yourself and try to carry everyone ' s load you will soon burn out , which I think is one of the biggest problems facing an entrepreneur .
“ So I believe in surrounding myself with teams of people who are far cleverer than me – and I have succeeded in doing that . I believe in delegation : if you can do that it ' s a fun ride .”
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