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Why Great Leaders Emphasize the Details

Why Great Leaders Focus on the Details

22 Dec 2025

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Conventional wisdom says CEOs should focus on big picture strategy questions and not worry about the details of execution. But Scott Cook, cofounder of Intuit, says sometimes CEOs need to sweat the small stuff. Listen to the full IdeaCast episode here: https://s.hbr.org/49a2aG0

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