If you're a successful, ambitious executive, chances are you'll have dreamed of what it would be like in the top job. But what does it really mean to be a CEO? What would you have to do every day? What key qualities, experience and skills do all the top CEOs have in common? How would your performance be measured? And crucially, how do you land the top job?
Who better than the CEO of one of the worlds best known executive search firms to answer these questions and to shed new insight on what it takes to succeed at the top?
In CEO, drawing on his unique access to the worlds business leaders, Kevin Kelly opens the door of the corner office and lets you eavesdrop on conversations with the worlds top CEOs, those who have stuck their necks out and really changed the way that things are done.
CEO provides a route-map for meeting the new challenges of building global organisations and sketches the new agenda for the worlds CEOs. Sure CEOs still need to return value to shareholders and keep the financial analysts happy but the realities of business in the 21st century have changed, so that they also have to engage with new markers of success, like sustainability, ethics and genuine global impact. Find out what success means to people who have already made it and discover how you can make it too.
CEO. REWRITE THE CEO RULE BOOK.
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If you're a successful, ambitious executive, chances are you'll have dreamed of what it would be like in the top job. But what does it really mean to be a CEO? What would you have to do every day? What key qualities, experience and skills do all the top CEOs have in common? How would your performance be measured? And crucially, how do you land the top job?
Who better than the CEO of one of the worlds best known executive search firms to answer these questions and to shed new insight on what it takes to succeed at the top?
In CEO, drawing on his unique access to the worlds business leaders, Kevin Kelly opens the door of the corner office and lets you eavesdrop on conversations with the worlds top CEOs, those who have stuck their necks out and really changed the way that things are done.
CEO provides a route-map for meeting the new challenges of building global organisations and sketches the new agenda for the worlds CEOs. Sure CEOs still need to return value to shareholders and keep the financial analysts happy but the realities of business in the 21st century have changed, so that they also have to engage with new markers of success, like sustainability, ethics and genuine global impact. Find out what success means to people who have already made it and discover how you can make it too.
CEO. BE INSPIRED. BE SUCCESSFUL. BE THE CEO.
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Learn what it really means to be a CEO: What do they do every day? What key qualities, experience and skills do all the top CEO's have in common? How is their performance measured? How do you land the top job?
Gain an inside story of how CEOs have to meet the new challenges of building global organisations and what the new realities of business in the 21st century are.
Find out what success means to people who have already made it and discover how you can make it too.
Backcover
Title CEO
Subtitle The low-down on the top job
Author Kevin Kelly
FTPH
[ BACK JACKET ]
endorsements to follow
CEO REVEALS THE SECRETS OF THE CORNER OFFICE
Youve probably wondered what its like to be one of the headline-leading CEOs. But most of us dont have any real idea what the job actually involves. What makes a great CEO? What do CEOs actually do all the time? What do real CEOs think? How do you land the top job?
Who better than Kevin Kelly, CEO of one of the worlds best known executive search firms, Heidrick & Struggles, to answer these questions and to give the insiders view on what its really like at the top? CEO opens the door of the corner office and lets you eavesdrop on conversations with some of the worlds top CEOs. It reveals the common issues that preoccupy every CEO: the people issues; the communication issues; the complexities of satisfying all your stakeholders; adapting to change; finding time for a life outside work; working effectively. And what makes it such a fascinating read is that it explores these themes through the authors own personal reflections and through his conversations with CEOs from some of the worlds leading companies. From the revealing but exhausting A Day in the Life of a CEO to discussions of working with the board, this is a book that will keep you enthralled from start to finish.
If youve ever wondered what it takes to succeed in the top job, now's your chance.
Foreword: From a famous global CEO.
#1: Have you got what it takes?
The key skills, experience and behaviour you need to make it as a CEO.
#2: How to land the top job
Techniques and tactics to get you where you want to be.
#3: My first 100 days
There are many books about what CEOs should and should not do when they take over. I have been there and 100 days is a long time and a lot longer than you have to prove yourself. So, what does the new CEO need to do before taking the job and when the first day beckons?
#4: The job description
CEOs come and go with ever increasing rapidity. But what is actually in the job description? Okay, CEOs are judged by results, but what results really matter?
#5: The rise and rise of the global CEO
Increasingly, a CEOs work takes place in a global arena. What does this really mean? If youre CEO of a tractor parts manufacturer in Deerpark, Ohio what does the world matter?
#6: My board and I
It is the moment of truth: the first board meeting. How does it work? You barely know the people around the table and they expect you to have delivered sterling results instantly. How can you manage your board?
#7: Me myself and I
Youre under pressure from all sides investors, your board, not to mention your people, unions, competitors and more. How can you keep your sanity and live happily when you could should? be working and travelling 24/7?
#8: Trials, tribulations and triumphs
What are the good things about the job? What are the worst? I have asked some of the worlds top CEOs.
#9: Tomorrows CEOs
What is the identikit of the CEO of 2020? What skills and capabilities do you need to develop if you are to make the golden career leap?
Contents
About the author 000
Foreword 000
Introduction 000
Acknowledgements 000
A day in the life of a CEO 000
1 Getting there 000
Moments in time 000
Getting it wrong 000
Why CEOs matter
Smelling of roses
The route map
My route
Career logistics
Career evolution
Get on with the job
In the ascendancy
The glass ceiling remains
Learning always
Key points
Resources
2 My first 100 days
Tone setting
What are you walking into?
My first 100
The art of preparation
The same but different
Understand the process
Know the timelines
Adding up to 100
Mastering the 3 Rs
Beware of isolation
Get lucky
Key points
Resources
3 The job: leadership, strategy and execution
Whos in charge?
Inventing the CEO
The objectives
Beyond charisma
The one-word job description
The meaning of leadership
The magical ingredients
Quiet leadership
Balancing IQ and EQ
Vision and strategy
Execution
Key points
Resources
4 The job: communication and people
Constantly communicating
Wire-less
Face time
The e in communication
What to say
The communication coda
Key points
Resources
5 The rise and rise of the global CEO
Global savvy
The new breed
Global CEO characteristics
Culture clubs
Staying power
The talent market
Key points
Resources
6 My board and I
Boardroom shifts
Unhappy boards
Relax, its only complexity
Only connect
Manage expectations and define the boundaries
Target and manage the chair
Think team not board
Testing ground
Key points
Resources
7 Me myself I
Theres always more to give
Hard at work
Balancing the week
Present and incorrect
On the road
Roads well travelled
Why travel?
Loyal supporters
Role models
Personal development
Feeling good, doing good, having fun
Different strokes for different folks
Key points
Resources
8 Trials, tribulations and triumphs
Only validate
Changed perceptions
Lemonade?
Clock watching
Listening intently
Who is everyone?
It really is about people
Key points
9 Tomorrows CEOs
Chief entrepreneurial officers
The loyalty question
Tomorrows CEOs
Greater diversity
Talent spotting
Key points
Resources
10 The life beyond
Tough going
Sell-by dates
Your legacy
What got you here might not get you there
Succession planning
Making a mark
Key points
Resources
Index
Who better than the CEO of one of the worlds best known executive search firms to answer these questions and to shed new insight on what it takes to succeed at the top?
In CEO, drawing on his unique access to the worlds business leaders, Kevin Kelly opens the door of the corner office and lets you eavesdrop on conversations with the worlds top CEOs, those who have stuck their necks out and really changed the way that things are done.
CEO provides a route-map for meeting the new challenges of building global organisations and sketches the new agenda for the worlds CEOs. Sure CEOs still need to return value to shareholders and keep the financial analysts happy but the realities of business in the 21st century have changed, so that they also have to engage with new markers of success, like sustainability, ethics and genuine global impact. Find out what success means to people who have already made it and discover how you can make it too.
CEO. REWRITE THE CEO RULE BOOK.
Product Description
If you're a successful, ambitious executive, chances are you'll have dreamed of what it would be like in the top job. But what does it really mean to be a CEO? What would you have to do every day? What key qualities, experience and skills do all the top CEOs have in common? How would your performance be measured? And crucially, how do you land the top job?
Who better than the CEO of one of the worlds best known executive search firms to answer these questions and to shed new insight on what it takes to succeed at the top?
In CEO, drawing on his unique access to the worlds business leaders, Kevin Kelly opens the door of the corner office and lets you eavesdrop on conversations with the worlds top CEOs, those who have stuck their necks out and really changed the way that things are done.
CEO provides a route-map for meeting the new challenges of building global organisations and sketches the new agenda for the worlds CEOs. Sure CEOs still need to return value to shareholders and keep the financial analysts happy but the realities of business in the 21st century have changed, so that they also have to engage with new markers of success, like sustainability, ethics and genuine global impact. Find out what success means to people who have already made it and discover how you can make it too.
CEO. BE INSPIRED. BE SUCCESSFUL. BE THE CEO.
Features + Benefits
Learn what it really means to be a CEO: What do they do every day? What key qualities, experience and skills do all the top CEO's have in common? How is their performance measured? How do you land the top job?
Gain an inside story of how CEOs have to meet the new challenges of building global organisations and what the new realities of business in the 21st century are.
Find out what success means to people who have already made it and discover how you can make it too.
Backcover
Title CEO
Subtitle The low-down on the top job
Author Kevin Kelly
FTPH
[ BACK JACKET ]
endorsements to follow
CEO REVEALS THE SECRETS OF THE CORNER OFFICE
Youve probably wondered what its like to be one of the headline-leading CEOs. But most of us dont have any real idea what the job actually involves. What makes a great CEO? What do CEOs actually do all the time? What do real CEOs think? How do you land the top job?
Who better than Kevin Kelly, CEO of one of the worlds best known executive search firms, Heidrick & Struggles, to answer these questions and to give the insiders view on what its really like at the top? CEO opens the door of the corner office and lets you eavesdrop on conversations with some of the worlds top CEOs. It reveals the common issues that preoccupy every CEO: the people issues; the communication issues; the complexities of satisfying all your stakeholders; adapting to change; finding time for a life outside work; working effectively. And what makes it such a fascinating read is that it explores these themes through the authors own personal reflections and through his conversations with CEOs from some of the worlds leading companies. From the revealing but exhausting A Day in the Life of a CEO to discussions of working with the board, this is a book that will keep you enthralled from start to finish.
If youve ever wondered what it takes to succeed in the top job, now's your chance.
Foreword: From a famous global CEO.
#1: Have you got what it takes?
The key skills, experience and behaviour you need to make it as a CEO.
#2: How to land the top job
Techniques and tactics to get you where you want to be.
#3: My first 100 days
There are many books about what CEOs should and should not do when they take over. I have been there and 100 days is a long time and a lot longer than you have to prove yourself. So, what does the new CEO need to do before taking the job and when the first day beckons?
#4: The job description
CEOs come and go with ever increasing rapidity. But what is actually in the job description? Okay, CEOs are judged by results, but what results really matter?
#5: The rise and rise of the global CEO
Increasingly, a CEOs work takes place in a global arena. What does this really mean? If youre CEO of a tractor parts manufacturer in Deerpark, Ohio what does the world matter?
#6: My board and I
It is the moment of truth: the first board meeting. How does it work? You barely know the people around the table and they expect you to have delivered sterling results instantly. How can you manage your board?
#7: Me myself and I
Youre under pressure from all sides investors, your board, not to mention your people, unions, competitors and more. How can you keep your sanity and live happily when you could should? be working and travelling 24/7?
#8: Trials, tribulations and triumphs
What are the good things about the job? What are the worst? I have asked some of the worlds top CEOs.
#9: Tomorrows CEOs
What is the identikit of the CEO of 2020? What skills and capabilities do you need to develop if you are to make the golden career leap?
Contents
About the author 000
Foreword 000
Introduction 000
Acknowledgements 000
A day in the life of a CEO 000
1 Getting there 000
Moments in time 000
Getting it wrong 000
Why CEOs matter
Smelling of roses
The route map
My route
Career logistics
Career evolution
Get on with the job
In the ascendancy
The glass ceiling remains
Learning always
Key points
Resources
2 My first 100 days
Tone setting
What are you walking into?
My first 100
The art of preparation
The same but different
Understand the process
Know the timelines
Adding up to 100
Mastering the 3 Rs
Beware of isolation
Get lucky
Key points
Resources
3 The job: leadership, strategy and execution
Whos in charge?
Inventing the CEO
The objectives
Beyond charisma
The one-word job description
The meaning of leadership
The magical ingredients
Quiet leadership
Balancing IQ and EQ
Vision and strategy
Execution
Key points
Resources
4 The job: communication and people
Constantly communicating
Wire-less
Face time
The e in communication
What to say
The communication coda
Key points
Resources
5 The rise and rise of the global CEO
Global savvy
The new breed
Global CEO characteristics
Culture clubs
Staying power
The talent market
Key points
Resources
6 My board and I
Boardroom shifts
Unhappy boards
Relax, its only complexity
Only connect
Manage expectations and define the boundaries
Target and manage the chair
Think team not board
Testing ground
Key points
Resources
7 Me myself I
Theres always more to give
Hard at work
Balancing the week
Present and incorrect
On the road
Roads well travelled
Why travel?
Loyal supporters
Role models
Personal development
Feeling good, doing good, having fun
Different strokes for different folks
Key points
Resources
8 Trials, tribulations and triumphs
Only validate
Changed perceptions
Lemonade?
Clock watching
Listening intently
Who is everyone?
It really is about people
Key points
9 Tomorrows CEOs
Chief entrepreneurial officers
The loyalty question
Tomorrows CEOs
Greater diversity
Talent spotting
Key points
Resources
10 The life beyond
Tough going
Sell-by dates
Your legacy
What got you here might not get you there
Succession planning
Making a mark
Key points
Resources
Index