... out,”
says Jim McBride, CEO of ATMO. “I took him to the airport to
send him home the next morning at 5 a. m. I admit, I was totally ine-
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hot hand” and can therefore slip and ... act
out there, I condensed what they have to say into 10 CEO rules to
help you on your trip to the top. You—tomorrow’s CEOs—should
have these 10...
...
Team-Fly
®
HOW
TO ACT
LIKE A
CEO
10 Rules for Getting to the
Top and Staying There
D. A. BENTON
M C G RAW-HILL
NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO WASHINGTON, D.C. AUCKLAND BOGOTÁ
CARACAS LISBON ... Technical Expert(s) 124
Public or Private Companies 126
7. Act Like a CEO Even When You Don’t Feel Like It 131
To Act Like a CEO Is to Perform—...
... of
the market and make sure he builds appropriate products to meet
market demand. A CEO has a CFO for the financial areas and a VP
of product development for actually getting the idea to market. ... morning at 5 a. m. I admit, I was totally ine-
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the CEO usually went ahead and did it anyway. If the CEO feels it’s
the...
... as it relates to what the customer wants.
Plan your strategic end game. Have a clear goal of where you’re
headed, how to get there, why and how you’ll do it in both a
practical and inspirational ... right and first rather then 100 per-
cent correct and last,” says Carol Ballock, Managing Director
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With the ideas you get, plan t...
... and derail.
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Clearly explain their target goals as it fits into
the grand plan
“Clarity jump-starts a successful result. I like to help people envi-
sion the end-state. ... timetables, and stay within budget. Remain intimately
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CHAPTER 4
MAKE THE BIG PLAY
The CEO s role in operations is to:
Delegat...
... certificates. At another
organization, sometimes the boss hands out a “Payday” candy bar
attached to paychecks.
“My Dad used to say it’s only 15 inches between a pat on the
back and a kick in the ass,” ... with
satisfaction. And they want to be able to talk to people at cocktail
parties about things that are making a difference in the world. That
empowers them,”...
... pray a
lot,” says one CEO.
THE AREAS WHERE ONLY THE CEO
CAN ADD VALUE
With the financial indicators in hand, the CEO has to be able to in-
terpret, analyze, make assumptions, set targets, and ... time.
TO ACT LIKE A CEO IS TO PERFORM—
BOTH IN ACTION AND ACTING
You have to give a performance also. Feels like the demands never
ends, right?
Perform is...
... meet-
ing, their names and their spouses. You have a chicken dinner, talk,
shake lots of hands, and pass out praise and a company award. You
go to bed with a migraine. And repeat it tomorrow.
And when ... really disappointed you
can’t show it. What else do you call that but acting?”
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Stand up for your people and don’t ever leave t...
... getting and keep-
ing good people, finance, leadership, and sales.
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“My number one job is husband and father. My little girls are at
the stage where Daddy is wonderful, and ... workable and satisfying balance between work and family,
work and social, social and family, body and mind, and mind and
soul, you won’t be very happy a...