The Life Cycle of a CEO Quotes

“The bonuses “for my C-level team were all based on the same four factors: 25 percent based on revenue growth, 25 percent on meeting the gross margin target, 25 percent on hitting the earnings per share goal, and 25 percent on making the cash flow target.”
― Claudius A Hildebrand, The Life Cycle of a CEO: The Myths and Truths of How Leaders Succeed

“The high performers also invest more in innovation by driving up their R&D spend by 40 percent, from 10 percent to 14 percent by year five; the low performers’ R&D spend remains flat.”
― Claudius A Hildebrand, The Life Cycle of a CEO: The Myths and Truths of How Leaders Succeed

“PRESCIENCE GENERALLY MEETS PUSHBACK Hard-won credibility by no means ensures all-around support for big next steps. The hero mythology obscures one aspect of the actual CEO journey: even after great initial success, even after building a strong team that’s in alignment, and even after garnering strong support from investors and much of the wider stakeholder community, CEOs cannot depend on unity of support for initiatives they spearhead. That’s true no matter how well-founded their case may be and even despite how persuasive they are.”
― Claudius A Hildebrand, The Life Cycle of a CEO: The Myths and Truths of How Leaders Succeed

“hero”
― Claudius A Hildebrand, The Life Cycle of a CEO: The Myths and Truths of How Leaders Succeed

“Hard-won credibility”
― Claudius A Hildebrand, The Life Cycle of a CEO: The Myths and Truths of How Leaders Succeed

“PRESCIENCE GENERALLY MEETS PUSHBACK”
― Claudius A Hildebrand, The Life Cycle of a CEO: The Myths and Truths of How Leaders Succeed

“Hard-won credibility by no means ensures all-around support for big next steps.”
― Claudius A Hildebrand, The Life Cycle of a CEO: The Myths and Truths of How Leaders Succeed