Why CEO's Fail: The 11 Behaviors That Can Derail Your Climb to the Top and How to Manage Them

207 Pages·2003·0.46 MB·English

by  David L. Dotlich

W H Y C E O s F A I L
The 11 Behaviors That Can Derail
Your Climb to the Top
––and How to Manage Them
DAV I D L . D OT L I C H
P E T E R C . CA I RO
Forewords by
Ram Charan and
Robert Hogan

WHY CEOs FAIL

W H Y C E O s F A I L
The 11 Behaviors That Can Derail
Your Climb to the Top
––and How to Manage Them
DAV I D L . D OT L I C H
P E T E R C . CA I RO
Forewords by
Ram Charan and
Robert Hogan
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Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Dotlich,David L.(David Landreth),1950-
Why CEOs fail :the 11 behaviors that can derail your climb to the top—and how to manage them /
by David L.Dotlich,Peter C.Cairo.
p.cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7879-6763-7 (alk.paper)
1. Leadership. 2. Chiefexecutive officers. 3. Executive ability. 4. Organizational effectiveness.
I.Cairo,Peter C.,1948- II.Title.
HD57.7.D683 2003
658.4'2—dc21 2003002307
Printed in the United States ofAmerica
FIRSTEDITION
CO N T E N TS
Foreword by Ram Charan xi
Foreword by Robert Hogan xiii
Introduction xvii
CHAPTER ONE Arrogance:You’re Right and 1
Everybody Else Is Wrong
CHAPTER TWO Melodrama:You Always Grab 13
the Center ofAttention
CHAPTER THREE Volatility:Your Mood Shifts Are 27
Sudden and Unpredictable
CHAPTER FOUR Excessive Caution:The Next Decision 39
You Make May Be Your First
CHAPTER FIVE Habitual Distrust: 51
You Focus on the Negatives
CHAPTER SIX Aloofness:You Disengage and 63
Disconnect
CHAPTER SEVEN Mischievousness:You Know That 77
Rules Are Only Suggestions
CHAPTER EIGHT Eccentricity:It’s Fun to Be Different 91
Just for the Sake ofIt
CHAPTER NINE Passive Resistance:Your Silence Is 103
Misinterpreted as Agreement
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