For CEOs, Loneliness Is Not An Option
You’ve got to be able to talk to someone—but who? (Hint: It shouldn’t be the board.)
You’ve got to be able to talk to someone—but who? (Hint: It shouldn’t be the board.)
Want to restore yourself amid all the disruption and uncertainty? Try sitting in silence, without distraction, thinking—doing nothing. Alone.
What’s in a title? Everything. A new formula for understanding the role of the chief executive.
The pandemic has been painful, but the resulting change is not all bad. Here’s a shortlist of less-than-useful corporate habits much better left in the past.
To avoid layoffs, CEOs should enable the company’s employees to opt in to a temporary salary reduction—and many more will volunteer than you think.
These unprecedented times call for you to stretch beyond your normal comfort zones and be even more vulnerable than usual.
One difficult member of a CEO’s team will spoil the entire team, if not the company. CEOs must have the courage to take problem executives to task—or suffer the consequences.
Every responsible CEO looks for indicators that will help identify potential problems in his or her business. Most prefer data-driven metrics because they provide objective
There is only one place you can effectively evaluate a CEO, says Patrick Lencioni: In a conference room having a meeting with his or her executive team.
A deep dive into the sausage-making at any company reveals a fundamental truth: human behavior is as critical to success as smart strategy.
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