Delegate completely. Let people make mistakes and learn.

You need to simplify the value proposition in the company's metrics for success on a whiteboard.

You generally know when someone asks you to do something- am I more writing, or am I more editing? The editor is the best metaphor for your job.

Build a company that idiots could run because eventually they will.

Don't accept the excuse of complexity.

The more you simplify, the better people will perform. People can not understand and keep track of a long complicated set of initiatives. So you have to distill it down to one, two, or three things and use a framework they can repeat, they can repeat without thinking about, they can repeat to their friends, they can repeat at night.

It's easy to shortcut when you get busy explaining the why's of the world, but it's very important to try.