Executive Struggle...

A chief executive seem to fight against the push and pull from two worlds while taking care of the third. On one end, the board members and their expectations and on the other end the organizational capabilities and capacities. While the board member expectations remain mostly stable, the organizational fabric is mostly quite dynamic. The direct goal is to create value and serve the third world, that is the consumer community. And if achieved well, the board member's expectations can be fulfilled well. But those direct goals can't be achieved well without the alignment of the organizational fabric. Sounds simple, right. It is. The objectivity however, can easily be shaken and the signal lost in midst of the routine noise presented by the business internals and the environmental factors. Although, to my experience, the c-suite framework, the leadership philosophy and underlying strategy and tactics adopted turn out to be the critical parameters influencing the success or struggle that the executive team ends up with, and the extent of it. What's your experience?