... you
will lack impact and it will be very hard to capture people’s imagi-
nation to facilitate achieving this vision,” says Larry Kopp, venture
capitalist.
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Metzger, CEO, of SPC ... secretary,” says Nancy Al-
bertini, CEO of Taylor-Winfield. We had a phone call from a CEO
who wanted us to do a search for him. I returned the call. His secre-...
... Strauss
Ethics are an invaluable intangible that each successful
leader bases their actions on. One of the things that my firm
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have enemies. When they appear, listen to what they ... perceptual. Other people’s character, although
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layers, when asked, one says he is building a wall, the other says
he is building a c...
... 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...
... MATLAB, but only in two formats:
wav and au. More popular formats such as mp3 are not available, but you may have
software that converts other formats to and from wav. The commands wavread and
wavwrite ... com-
mand.
In addition to manipulating images that you read into MATLAB, you can create
your own images to visualize numerical data. Suppose, for example, that you have an
a...
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7. Act Like a CEO Even When You Don’t Feel Like...
... 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 ... 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 the s...
... Interrupt 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...
... 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,”...
... 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 take action. You
add value ... this is an example of a shared vi-
sion. It takes a different type of CEO and CFO to deal with the fact
that they aren’t showing a profit but their stock is spi...
... calls. And then there are the pajama meet-
ings at 3 a. m. for the Southeast Asian conference calls.
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The world is a big place. Seek to make ... local events, and learn all you can about the people you’re meet-
ing, their names and their spouses. You have a chicken dinner, talk,
shake lots of hands, and pa...
... 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 and won’t set a very good example—
either for ... you.” It came from the old days and the big rigs
where the sailors had to climb the masts to fix something. They had
to do the work with one hand because t...
... opportunities to really make something in this world and
make a difference.
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Jim Perrella
Chairman
Ingersoll-Rand Co.
Dave Powelson
Chairman /CEO
TRI-R ... cartoons.
Having a photo collection from places all around the world and
a quiet garden to sit and enjoy them.
Skiing hard all day and surfing...