3 ◼ The CEO’s Wrong Response?
The sense of fear and VUCA feelings (vulnerable, unaware/un-informed, confused, and anxious) that many CEOs now experience should not be surprising given the significant and often contradictory pressures they are under, the greater exposure they face, and the increasing complexity of the world in which they operate. And their situation only gets worse as a company matures, growth slows or reaches a plateau, and the crucial alignment between a company’s leadership, board members, and investors comes under increasing strain. The tension between the continual short-term growth a CEO is expected to deliver and the reality of a company’s operating environment can tempt leaders to “misbehave” in order to give the illusion ...
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