Frank Slootman's rules for running companies: increase the tempo, raise the standards, narrow the focus.
Rewatching The Devil Wears Prada reminds me of this essay from Frank Slootman.
These three things are especially important because they are against an organization's natural inertia.
You can always finish a project if you can keep extending the deadline or lowering the standard. That's an organization's natural tendency. But a leader's responsibility is to drive for excellence by combating that inertia.
Also related: CEOs Don't Steer.