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The French author Francois de la Rochefoucauld observed “the only thing constant in life is change.” Great CEOs understand this and are constantly trying to improve and expand their knowledge.
http://www.texasenterprise.utexas.edu/article/how-ceos-social-life-affects-company-performance
The answer is yes, and it’s more than anecdotal.
Rarely has a CEO lost his job over a party, but MY what a party it was! The total bill for the birthday party Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski threw for his second wife Karen was $2 million. Tyco only paid $1 million.
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The engineer hat – the fourth in my series about the six roles of the CEO – is about “the methodology you use to deliver value to clients.
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A recent headline in Bloomberg declared CA’s New CEO Jolting Old Guard With Silicon Valley Moxie.
Tennis player Li Na at the 2007 Medibank International in Sydney, Australia.
The American CEO
I have just become a Forbes contributor and my site is aptly named The American CEO, where I give “practical advice for current and aspiring CEOs” much like I do in this blog.
The architect is the third hat in my series on the six roles of the CEO. Jim Schleckser, CEO and managing partner of the Inc.
We want people to join Starbucks who have like-minded values.
Readers of this blog know how important I believe the CEO’s role is in finding and recruiting talent. This is what the coach hat is all about, which is the second one in my series on the six hats or roles of the CEO.
