Deborrah Himsel
To create a superbly-functioning C-team, CEOs need to keep their eyes on the whole rather than the individual parts. This is easy to do in theory but a challenge in practice, especially in a fast-moving, rapid-growth market.
Many times, the process of blending individuals into a high-functioning team is thwarted because of position need. A COO departs suddenly and the company has little bench strength in operations and a frantic search begins for a replacement; or a CFO is fired because the company is struggling financially, and the pressure is intense to find a new CFO who possesses a number of crucial (and sometimes, highly specialized) skills to avert a crisis.