CEO Material: How to Be a Leader in Any Organization [NOOK Book]

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Overview

When you're CEO material, everyone knows it. But it has to start with you.

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Overview

When you're CEO material, everyone knows it. But it has to start with you.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780071605465
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
  • Publication date: 4/10/2009
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Sales rank: 366,358
  • File size: 2 MB

Meet the Author

D. A. (Debra) Benton is a bestselling author,

speaker, and executive coach in high demand.

Her client list reads like a “Who’s Who” of

success stories, from Campbell’s Soup and Dell

Computer to McDonald’s and Time Warner.

She has been featured in Time, BusinessWeek,

Fortune, and The New York Times and has

appeared on Today, Good Morning America, and

CNN. Her bestselling books include Executive

Charisma and How to Act Like a CEO.

Visit D. A. Benton at debrabenton.com.

Table of Contents

Note from D. A. Benton ix

Introduction: You Are CEO Material If... 1

1 You Have a Good Track Record 13

2 You Never Have to Rely on Your Technical Brilliance 27

3 You Know You Don't Know Enough 45

4 You Have Fire in Your Belly 59

5 You Feel Broadly Adequate 69

6 You Can Be Trusted 79

7 You Cause People to Follow You Even Though They Don't Have To 89

8 You Accept the Need to Stand Out and Be Visible 97

9 You Fit In 109

10 You Develop Others to Take Your Job 125

11 You Listen More Than You Talk 137

12 You Are Decisive 153

13 You Can Take Bad News 161

14 You Are Willing to Make Mistakes 171

15 You Manage Your Career and Don't Let Others Do It 181

16 You Have Your Personal Life in Check 205

Conclusion: The Leadership Foursome-Confidence, Craftsmanship, Constant Communication, and Coworker Collaboration 213

Index 229

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