Nick Morgan, who writes a great blog on public speaking and communications, has articulated some observations about CEOs with great clarity.  I have seen this CEO mindset too often in my work with senior executives. Occasionally I find someone who doesn't make these mistakes, and wow, that is the leader I go the extra mile for.

"Top executives too often communicate too little.  When they do communicate, they expect their employees and the world to pay breathless attention.  They need to remember that information is not persuasion, that numbers are not vision, and that the bubble is not where most people live."