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Four Dilemmas of the CEO, The: Mastering the make-or-break moments in every executive’s career
Every CEO's journey is unique. However, there exists a very predictable, but previously unknown the CEO life cycle.
The Four Dilemmas of the CEO outlines the common challenges that every CEO will face during their tenure, irrespective of geography or industry. Once understood, action can be taken to break through these glass ceilings that cause CEOs to get stuck in the business, while their mandate for working on the business is continually diverted.
Framed within the life cycle of a CEO, the Four Dilemmas
1. You're in charge of everything, but cannot completely trust anything.
2. You know that today's executive cannot deliver tomorrow's results.
3. How do you engage the full capability of your executive on the business when their reputations were earned working in the business?
4. At what point does the price of remaining personally relevant outweigh your other options?
In the first book to focus on the life cycle of a CEO, the authors draw on decades of international experience, both as former CEOs and trusted advisers, to show every executive how to recognize and anticipate the individual dilemmas, master them, and accelerate through them.
The Four Dilemmas of the CEO outlines the common challenges that every CEO will face during their tenure, irrespective of geography or industry. Once understood, action can be taken to break through these glass ceilings that cause CEOs to get stuck in the business, while their mandate for working on the business is continually diverted.
Framed within the life cycle of a CEO, the Four Dilemmas
1. You're in charge of everything, but cannot completely trust anything.
2. You know that today's executive cannot deliver tomorrow's results.
3. How do you engage the full capability of your executive on the business when their reputations were earned working in the business?
4. At what point does the price of remaining personally relevant outweigh your other options?
In the first book to focus on the life cycle of a CEO, the authors draw on decades of international experience, both as former CEOs and trusted advisers, to show every executive how to recognize and anticipate the individual dilemmas, master them, and accelerate through them.
188 pages, Paperback
Published April 22, 2021
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June 7, 2023
Read this out of curiosity of what's it like being in the shoes of a CEO and it did provide good perspectives on the internal struggles of a newly apppointed CEO which we often don't get to see or are not allowed to because they're not supposed to look vulnerable to their underlings. The first two dilemmas were easy to follow through as I could relate to a lot of the contextual references to corporate environment things and the concepts were quite concrete with actionable steps, the last 2 dilemmas were a little bit more abstract and it ended on a fluffy note with something more of an inspirational pep talk rather than a proper conclusion or recap of the previous sections. Overall, a good primer for the uninitiated, I just wished there were more stories/case studies (and even better if they were less Western/American centric and more global)
January 14, 2021
Recommend reading for today’s executive
While this book is aimed at the today’s CEO it is applicable to leaders at any level charged with a transformation mandate. The authors explain how to move from working in the business to working on the business for maximum effectiveness of the executive and their team. The book is practical with illuminating examples as they deal with each of the 4 dilemmas providing wisdom in how you as the effective can lead for sustainable breakthrough results you never imagined were possible
While this book is aimed at the today’s CEO it is applicable to leaders at any level charged with a transformation mandate. The authors explain how to move from working in the business to working on the business for maximum effectiveness of the executive and their team. The book is practical with illuminating examples as they deal with each of the 4 dilemmas providing wisdom in how you as the effective can lead for sustainable breakthrough results you never imagined were possible
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