When I first proposed starting my Corner Office series in the New York Times in 2009, my idea was to take a different approach than most Q&As with CEOs. Instead of asking them the usual questions about their company strategies, my plan was to stick to questions about leadership. But would they be able to let go of their corporate talking points? Would they be candid and open about their hard-earned lessons? Would they acknowledge that they were still very much works in progress, given that so much of the world of business runs on projecting confidence?
Thankfully, they were eager to have these conversations. Almost all were willing to be vulnerable about their struggles to become better leaders. Many of them shared painful stories ...
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