The point of a CEO is to make money for the owners of the company. So how is it that people think they will make effective politicians?
You know who tries to help the people that work in a business? Union leaders.
I live and work in the U.S. I'm certainly not one of it's owners. The whole "businesses leader = good political experience" concept is BS. It only works for the people who own a country. Union leaders would make better politicians than CEOs. That's who we should vote for.
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sadly, most union leaders are a little too stupid to be .... union leaders
ShadowAmicus
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July 1, 2019
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Wow. Way to pre-judge an entire group of people!
@towkneed I did say 'most' or at least most who I dealt with ... used to work as a consultant in manufacturing, almost exclusively with struggling companies and witnessed too many fold because union leaders refused to change, adapt, modernise to changing markets. Forget the guy who said this 'you do not have to change, survival is not compulsory'
@ShadowAmicus So how is what you're saying different from someone who says "well, most black people are lazy. At least the ones I've known . . ."?
The job of a CEO is to work effectively with everyone from the owners to the employees, vendors, the community, charities, etc. Public speaking and working long hours, under pressure, making hard and fast decisions, looking at alternative solutions, analyzing competing data, etc. Knowing all of the laws that have to be followed while dealing with realistic situations within the community...hiring the best people for knowledge and skill gaps that you might not have on your own and trusting those people to help and having the courage and wisdom to fire them when necessary if they fail...
I think it depends on the CEO and their basic values as well...one can be an honorable CEO who can accomplish the business goals of the company ethically...there is no reason those skills can't transfer to public office.
I hope to run for public office using the experience I have gained as CEO... 
...I certainly can do better than the corrupt businessman now in office...
thinktwice
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July 1, 2019
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I agree that ultimately it does depend on the person. I was trying to point out that the metaphor by which people arrive at the "CEO = effective politician" is fundamentally flawed. The success of a company is primarily defined by its profitability, not by the well being of its citizens (i.e. workers). You can't fire citizens. The closest thing to a bonus for a politician is re-election. Or graft. A CEO may be rewarded for decreasing the well-being of their workers (reducing wages) if it increases profits.
And I am sure many CEOs work very hard. So do I (always on call, after hours, analysis, decisions, pressure, meetings, best practices, security, etc). Many people do. But I have never seen anyone conflate software engineering to being a good politician.
@towkneed But a has been tv personality is perfectly acceptable to many... lol
I know what you are trying to say, but I think it is erroneous to dismiss that many people in all walks of life take off their "positions" and can become effective politicians...most of our politicians are attorneys, which make sense since laws are involved, but the same characteristics of looking out for number one can be attributed to them as well...
Just saying, don't sweep all CEOs under one umbrella...I agree that it was not your contention to do so...and, I do think a software engineer could be a good politician...depending on other skills and temperament, which you appear to have both ...
@thinktwice Thanks. 
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