The document discusses tribes and leadership in the context of executive boards. It introduces Mike and Matt Pana and their respective tribes, and defines a tribe as a group connected to a leader and idea. Good leadership is described as taking positions to connect and help the tribe connect, while being generous, enabling the tribe, and staying humble. Successful organizations are said to have strong name, structure, and resources, with structure including roles, chain of command, and protocol. Leadership is framed as a choice to not do nothing.