the.com/executive
A title that converts blame into someone else's department and meetings into achievements
means A person with senior authority to make decisions and run an organization or department, or anything related to the branch of power that puts plans into action.
from From Latin 'exsequi,' to follow out or carry through — 'ex-' (out) plus 'sequi' (to follow), the same 'sequi' that gives us 'sequence' and 'pursue.' It entered English via the Latin 'executivus,' and originally meant simply 'the part that executes,' i.e. carries decisions into effect — the doer rather than the decider. The sense of a high-ranking businessperson is a later, largely American narrowing, where the one who was meant to 'follow through' became the one with the corner office.
- origin
- From Latin exsequi, to follow through or carry out
- pay gap
- Top CEOs out-earn median workers by hundreds to one
- desk truth
- Standing desks didn't make anyone make decisions faster
- branch power
- Names the U.S. branch that enforces, not writes, laws
tim cook — ceo of apple since 2011, leading $391 billion market cap company
satya nadella — ceo of microsoft since 2014, transformed company to $3.4 trillion valuation
elon musk — ceo of tesla and owner of x, net worth $200+ billion
sundar pichai — ceo of google and alphabet since 2019, oversees $1.8 trillion company