Having the boss mentality, he does all the planning (10)

I believe the answer is:

mastermind

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(Other definitions for mastermind that I've seen before include "Criminal planner" , "authority" , "Planning supremo" , "Brains" , "Knowledge-testing TV quiz" .)

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