How To Balance the Roles of the C-Suite

VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

nature of (something): ~의 본질, 특성
Because most CFO’s and COO’s, by the very nature of their job, have to be down and in.

decline: 쇠퇴하다, 하락하다
So Howard Schultz replaces himself with his CEO or CFO, the company goes into decline, Howard Schultz has to come back.

dividend: 배당금
The first thing Cook announces when he shows up in the new job is we’re going to pay dividends.

foregone: 이미 정해진 예정된
conclusion: 결론
But that’s not always a foregone conclusion.

tension: 긴장감, 긴장 상태
That tension is very healthy.

lionize: ~을 영웅시하다, 지나치게 칭송하다
canonize: 우상화하다
Which is we sort of lionize and canonize the visionaries, but the reality is visionaries can’t do it without talented operators around them.