Posts Tagged ‘Chief Executive Officer’
The Essential Traits of Effective Leaders? Predicting CEO Success…
We know from Daniel Coleman in the HBR article – What Makes a Leader – that effective leaders are distinguished by a high degree of emotional intelligence in five areas: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skill. Coleman’s findings are based on research at nearly 200 large, global companies. We know from the McKinsey article – Decoding Leadership: What really matters – that the secret…
Read MoreCalling Yourself A CEO Doesn’t Make You One
Are you a pretend CEO? If so, listen up: Just because you call yourself a CEO doesn’t make you one. For one thing, if a board of directors doesn’t name you chief executive officer of a real corporation, you’re sort of like a silly little kid playing grownup. More importantly, you’re probably misrepresenting your abilities,…
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