The #1 Team Killer? The CEO
In “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable,” Patrick Lencioni provides a model for building an effective and…
In “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable,” Patrick Lencioni provides a model for building an effective and…
One of my favorite sayings about the technology business is that it is very easy to predict the future….the problem is getting the timing right!
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of hosting the Austin Technology Council’s first CEO Forum of the year at…
Judging By This Angry Email, Marissa Mayer Hasn’t Yet Wowed ALL Yahoo Employees
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Every new CEO faces some resistance, and high profile ones like Marissa Mayer are especially susceptible to attention-getting PR stunts from disgruntled employees or people pretending to be them. So this e-mail from an alleged Yahoo employee should be taken with a grain of salt. Regardless of the letter’s authenticity, it does bring up an interesting point about her being late to every meeting so far: I think showing up late to meetings is one of the worst sins for a CEO (especially a new one).
Being late to meetings the CEO probably initiated in the first place basically says to employees: “My time is more valuable than yours – not only each individual employee but everyone at this meeting combined.” This behavior flouts one of the three critical tools I’ve asserted that every CEO needs to excel: caring. If the actions described in this e-mail are accurate, Mayer will not be a very successful CEO. I’ll write more about how new CEOs can set themselves up for success in a later post.
I’ve been discussing how Aristotle’s Rhetoric has much to teach the CEOs of today. Specifically, his ethos, logos and pathos…
The struggles many companies are facing today reminded me of this story. Like most Americans I distinctly remember where I…