You have to be intense. This only comes from the CEO, this only comes from the founders.
... but the pendulum has swung way out of whack here. A bad idea is still bad, and the pivot happy world we're in today feels suboptimal.
The way to have a company that executes well is you have to execute well yourself.
The other piece besides focus for execution is intensity. Startups only work at a fairly intense level.
Employees will only add more value over time.
You have to save the vision speeches for when the company is winning. When you're not winning, you just have to get momentum back.