As the bell rang Tuesday morning at the New York Stock Exchange, music streaming giant Spotify went public in a historic move for the music industry. Company shares opened at $165.90, the cost of about 13 physical CDs, or close…
WHAT’S THE MOST DIFFICULT CEO SKILL? MANAGING YOUR OWN PSYCHOLOGY.
“It’s fucked up when your mind’s playin’ tricks on ya” —The Geto Boys By far the most difficult skill for me to learn as CEO was the ability to manage my own psychology. Organizational design, process design, metrics, hiring and firing…
WHY IRONMEN AND IRONWOMEN MAKE GREAT CEOS
Over the last decade, triathlon has become the executive sport de rigueur. Triathlon tests you in different ways than most other endurance sports. And interestingly, it is analogous of the unique challenges of executive leadership. Unlike single-mode sports, triathlon combines…
3 UNMISTAKABLE SIGNS OF TRUE LEADERSHIP, ACCORDING TO AN AUTHOR WHO INTERVIEWED 525 CEOS
The New York Times journalist Adam Bryant has been dazzling readers of his Corner Office column for a decade. He says the ambition behind it all started with a simple idea. “What if I sat down with chief executives, and never asked them about their…
MEET THE BEST-PERFORMING CEOS IN THE WORLD
Harvard Business Review has published its list of the 100 best-performing chief executives in the world for 2017, based on how much value they add to a company during their tenure. South African-born Mark Bristow, the long-serving CEO of Randgold…
HOW 5 CEOS HIRE FOR CHARACTER
You need to hire a new team member. You’ve scanned about 60 -70 resumes, narrowing your potentials down to the top 5 or 6 candidates. We know that “Hiring is a Human Activity“… but how are business leaders hiring for…
GREEK SNACKS YOU NEED TO TRY AT LEAST ONCE
Greek food is known the world over for being healthy and delicious. And if you ever get a chance to visit Greece, you will have a wonderful time enjoying hearty and satisfying dishes. But sometimes, when you are in a…
THE STRENGTHS THAT MAKE UP A SUCCESSFUL CEO
Let’s get one thing clear: there’s no such thing as a perfect CEO. While you may operate your business confidently and successfully, everyone has flaws. Those that lack communication skills may make up for it in their passion. Those that…
WHY THESE 9 CEOS BELONG ON THE WORLD’S GREATEST LEADERS LIST
In our current culture, CEOs arguably command more power than respect. You can blame that in part on the light-speed exchange of information in the digital era. As Fortune‘s Geoff Colvin writes in the introduction to this year’s World’s Greatest Leaders list,…
HOW SHOULD I PREPARE FINANCIALLY TO LAUNCH MY OWN BUSINESS?
I’m considering starting up a personal business. How should I prepare financially? —Anonymous Being your own boss is the dream for many Americans. But it’s not as simple as quitting your job and then pow! Instant entrepreneurial success. Instead, it…