Why CEOs Fail: The 11 Behaviors That Can Derail Your Climb to the Top - And How to Manage ThemISBN: 978-0-7879-6763-5
Hardcover
208 pages
April 2003, Jossey-Bass
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Foreword by Ram Charan xi
Foreword by Robert Hogan xiii
Introduction xvii
CHAPTER ONE Arrogance: You’re Right and Everybody Else Is Wrong 1
CHAPTER TWO Melodrama: You Always Grab the Center of Attention 13
CHAPTER THREE Volatility: Your Mood Shifts Are Sudden and Unpredictable 27
CHAPTER FOUR Excessive Caution: The Next Decision You Make May Be Your First 39
CHAPTER FIVE Habitual Distrust: You Focus on the Negatives 51
CHAPTER SIX Aloofness: You Disengage and Disconnect 63
CHAPTER SEVEN Mischievousness: You Know That Rules Are Only Suggestions 77
CHAPTER EIGHT Eccentricity: It’s Fun to Be Different Just for the Sake of It 91
CHAPTER NINE Passive Resistance: Your Silence Is Misinterpreted as Agreement 103
CHAPTER TEN Perfectionism: You Get the Little Things Right While the Big Things Go Wrong 115
CHAPTER ELEVEN Eagerness to Please: You Want to Win Any Popularity Contest 127
CHAPTER TWELVE Why CEOs Succeed 139
Bibliography 151
Acknowledgments 157
About the Authors and CDR International 161
Index 165
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