
28/09/2025
We love the idea of the “CEO-President” — the business mogul who sweeps in, fixes the books, and runs the country like a company. Sounds efficient, right?
History tells us otherwise. From Hoover to Trump, Berlusconi to Babiš, Turnbull to Palmer… the pattern is consistent: short-term gains, long-term fractures. Running a democracy is not like running a boardroom.
In this 'My Rambles' piece dives deep: why industry leaders stumble as heads of state, the few who buck the trend, and what this says about our craving for strongmen.
📝 Read it here: https://www.shanewarren.com/single-post/do-industry-leaders-make-good-heads-of-state
Do you think business leaders can ever make good national leaders?
Every few years, a chorus emerges: “What if we ran government like a business?” The logic feels neat and tidy. CEOs cut costs, strike deals, and whip teams into shape. Surely, they could do the same with a nation-state.