(We've gotten a bit off topic this deep in the thread. At this point we're really just talking about general management skills which really isn't a big thing for a CEO of any reasonably sized company. That being said....)
Robert: Sorry I can't work late this week. It's my kid's birthday tomorrow.
Back in the real world it's not unemployment that you're gonna worry about. It's how much severance you're going to pay him. Somewhere between 1 and 3 months. Which he'll use to take a nice vacation and then easily go get another job whenever he's ready.
And you'll be down a talented employee that's hard to replace.
So the main skill of a CEO is he can ask nicely?