As everybody knows, an executive (or any boss) has practically nothing to do -except....
To decide what is to be done; to tell somebody to do it; to listens to reasons why it should not be done, why it should be done by somebody else, or why it should be done in different way, and to prepare arguments in rebuttal...
To follow up to see if the thing has been done; to discover that it has not been done; to listen to excuses from the person who should have done it...
To follow up a second time to see if the things has been done; to discover that it has been done but incorrectly; to point out how it should have been done; to conclude that as long as it has been done, it may as well be left as it is...
To decide what is to be done; to tell somebody to do it; to listens to reasons why it should not be done, why it should be done by somebody else, or why it should be done in different way, and to prepare arguments in rebuttal...
To follow up to see if the thing has been done; to discover that it has not been done; to listen to excuses from the person who should have done it...
To follow up a second time to see if the things has been done; to discover that it has been done but incorrectly; to point out how it should have been done; to conclude that as long as it has been done, it may as well be left as it is...