If You're Curious About These Questions...
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- Did you know that the most successful CEOs often don't have an Ivy League degree or a "perfect" resume?
- Have you ever wondered why some "ordinary" managers skyrocket to the top while others with more experience get left behind?
- What's the secret to mastering the four specific behaviors that research shows are the true predictors of leadership success?
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Key Takeaways from The CEO Next Door
- Discover why corporate success relies on learnable leadership skills rather than Ivy League degrees, massive wealth, or an extroverted personality.
- Learn how practicing swift decisiveness helps you avoid information paralysis and makes you twelve times more likely to become a top-performing leader.
- Master the strategy of establishing a clear winning formula to simplify complex choices and empower your team to make faster, independent decisions.
- Find out how to drive massive business growth by abandoning assumptions, actively listening to customers, and spending valuable time on the shop floor.
- Understand the critical importance of uncovering the personal motivations of your board members to successfully secure their backing for your company vision.
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The CEO Next Door — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: CEOs aren’t born; they’re made.
Chapter 3: Make fewer, and therefore faster, decisions.
Chapter 4: To get better results, you need to know your stakeholders.
Chapter 5: People will depend on a consistent and committed CEO.
Chapter 6: Prevent errors by building repeatable, well-planned systems.
Chapter 7: Forget the past and focus on adapting to upcoming trends.
Chapter 8: You must get noticed to advance all the way up.
The CEO Next Door Summary & Overview
The CEO Next Door (2017) takes a look at what separates a good CEO from a great one. Backed up by extensive research headed by the authors, it proposes that ordinary people can become leaders of large, successful companies, and details the steps involved in climbing that corporate ladder.
Who Should Listen to The CEO Next Door?
- Anyone with aspirations to become a CEO
- Leaders who want to improve their management skills
- Entrepreneurs looking for advice on how to run a business
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