Hiring for Cultural Fit vs. Competence
December 20, 2012
C2W9SN22RQ5N Earlier this week I continued my series about the three most important tools a CEO needs to succeed: credibility,…
CEO skills
CEO Competence: Logos in the 21st Century
December 18, 2012
All humans are fallible. CEOs are humans. Therefore, all CEOs are fallible. Okay, I’m sure you didn’t need this syllogism…
CEO Reputation Matters (Infographic)
December 11, 2012
Check out this infographic by CEO.com and DOMO about how much CEO reputation can impact customers and investors. I think this is an interesting follow up to my last post about how Aristotle’s Rhetoric has important lessons for CEO credibility. I’ll be discussing this topic more over the next few weeks.
CEO Credibility: Ethos in the 21st Century
December 10, 2012
Aristotle’s Rhetoric from the 4th century B.C. has many lessons for CEOs today striving to do their best. In particular,…
CEO Cheerleader Fail: Drawbacks of the Eternal Optimist
December 5, 2012
How many ways can a CEO fail? Over the next several months I will count the ways. These failure modes…
Juggling vs. Plate Spinning
November 30, 2012
I spent most of my summers as a kid hanging around at tennis tournaments across the South. You spend a…