INTRODUCTION

You have come to this book to grow and develop as a leader (and, I hope, as a person). But what are you growing toward? What is the end goal? What is the shape of the CEO or C-suite member you seek to become? What are the skills you need to build to be this person?

There is a baseline assumption that you already have, or are developing, many of the basic skills, traits, and tools to be good at what you do and to be a good leader. And the marketplace is flooded with how-to books that can help you develop along these lines: Vision. Strategic thinking. Priority setting. Communications. Action planning. Metric setting to deliver results. This book cannot help you become a better stand-alone performer in those areas. This book is about ...

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