Criteria for a (White House) Chief of Staff
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Andrew Card, White House Chief of Staff, kept a notebook on possible successors for White House insiders in a possible second term in a Bush White House.
He had fifty-four replacements for himself ranked according to three personality descriptions (Woodward, 355):
The Micromanager - "tight control, someone who would pronounce that no person, no piece of paper could go to the president" without his knowing.
The Prime Minister - "A Hill operator, deal-cutter, negotiator and policy person who could handle the Congress, the media and the world."
The Facilitator - "doing what the president wanted, keeping the cabinet and staff focused on the president's agenda."
Card saw himself as a facilitator. Looks to me like a CEO would want a blend of all three for her or his manager.
Reference
Woodward, Bob. State of Denial. Bush at War, Part III. Simon & Schuster. 2006.