On paper Gorbachev had achieved his ambition: he was chief decision maker and indeed a constitutional dictator.
Jim was at his best as a figurehead before 2001, before he pushed aside Dave Checketts as the chief decision maker, before some of the more talented minds in sports began an exodus.
"The wedding dress is the most important purchase of the chief decision maker in a $90 billion market," Means explains.
It is, however, yet another example of poor decision-making by a woman who is vying to be the chief decision maker.
Conventional wisdom amongst diplomats and analysts in Tehran has it that Iran's chief decision-makers are loathe to reach a deal on the nuclear dispute because they fear the US will simply shift the ground to human rights in its quest for regime change.
Paul Reichmann, a tall, soft-spoken man who dressed in black suits, white shirts and dark ties, was clearly the family business strategist and chief decision-maker.
During the spill, Allen maintained an unrelenting schedule, travelling throughout the Gulf not only as the cleanup's chief decision-maker, but also as its chief spokesman and diplomat.
Three days into a 10-day trip that is reshaping the team, the Mets have already promoted their top prospect, shortstop José Reyes, and have now deposed of their chief decision-maker.
It needs a steady, diversified revenue base, and its chief decision-maker has to assess when to play it safe and when to take chances, usually with little space for errors.
Kofi Annan has become the chief decision-maker within the Security Council, not outside of it.
