CEO Professional Growth
The Late Senator McCain and True Humility Redux
It seems appropriate, as we approach another Fourth of July celebration to re-post this article that originally appeared almost a year ago. It’s about a true military hero, stalwart patriot, and man of sterling character, the late Senator John McCain, …
It’s Never Been Easier to Publish Your Own Book, So Go for It!
“Have you thought about publishing your own books?” No I hadn’t, and, to be honest, the question took me aback when I heard it a decade ago. I was chatting with a long-time colleague, Tom Berger, about the new book …
CEO Nat Ford on Hitting the Ground Running As a New CEO
You’ve got to bring incredible passion to survive and thrive at the 24/7 job of heading a public transportation authority. If you don’t, there’s a clear and present danger the inevitable pressures will wear you down and dangerously dull your …
Leadership Lessons From a Highly Successful CEO
Not long into my first in-depth conversation with Curtis Stitt, I realized that I was in the company of an uncommonly thoughtful CEO who was a deeply serious, passionate student of board and chief executive leadership. And I knew that …
Two Defining Traits of Successful Chiefs of Staff
The June 15 article at this blog makes the case for the chief of staff position in the CEO’s office as a viable alternative to the CEO-chief operating officer (COO) structure: https://extraordinaryceo.com/chief-staff-alternative-ceo-coo-structure/ If you’re considering adding a chief of staff …
IEDC President & CEO Jeff Finkle on Learning From Mistakes
The last article posted at this blog, “So Tell Us About Your Failures,” makes the point that all CEOs fail at one time or another, but truly extraordinary CEOs turn failures into very important learning opportunities. Increasingly, in recruiting CEOs, …
So Tell Us About Your Failures
Years ago I was working as a coach to a CEO search committee that was developing the questionnaire they’d be using in interviewing candidates for the job. One suggestion that stimulated a fair amount of discussion and proved very valuable …
Looking Beyond Conventional Leadership and Management Literature
I could see several raised eyebrows in the CEO workshop I was running in Minneapolis a couple of weeks ago. I’d told the group that in recent years I’d begun to avoid the conventional leadership and management literature and, instead, …
When Procrastination Can Be a Virtue
I’m one of those old dogs who every so often needs to learn a new trick – actually, in today’s rapidly changing world, ever more frequently. For example, I love writing for extraordinaryceo.com and recruiting extraordinary CEOs to contribute their …
The Blind Visionary: Keeping Her Ego in Check and Things in Perspective
Two previous articles at this blog have talked about Virginia Jacko, who lost her eyesight while serving as a senior financial executive at Purdue University, started all over as a vocational rehabilitation student in 2001, and only four years later …
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