A CEO Only Does Three Things

Trey Taylor makes a bold claim: a CEO's entire job fits in three buckets — Culture, People, and Numbers. If you can't articulate your company's culture, you don't have one. If your hiring lacks a clear framework, you're guessing. If your KPIs aren't tied to real outcomes, you're flying blind. Taylor draws on two decades of coaching to hand you practical tools for each domain, and the framework is memorable enough to actually stick. The caveat is that "three things" can feel a little tidy if your industry is genuinely messy and complex — and the thesis leans on experience more than hard data. Still, for leaders at any level who feel pulled in twenty directions, this is a clean, useful reset.