Either an executive can do his job or he can't.
The difference between management and administration (which is what bureaucrats used to do exclusively) is the difference between choice and rigidity.
Never ignore a gut feeling, but never believe that it's enough.
The first myth of management is that it exists.
Management capability is always less than the organization actually needs.
Here lies one of the world's rare generalized TINAs. There Is No Alternative to creativity and innovation: these days, obscurantism and conservatism will do for you every time.