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Enterprise Chief Executive Officer

Perpetuating the Enterprise

What should an Enterprise CEO contribute to the enterprise? What results should he or she be judged on? What should others in the enterprise count on from their CEO?

Many companies answer these questions much too narrowly. From thirty years of working with CEOs and their teams and developing over forty CEO succession plans, I know that many misconceptions exist as to a CEO's contributions. Media perspectives especially distort expectations for CEO performance. Boards of Directors are ever more active and demand more attention on a few critical results. An uncertain environment commands attention and study. Customers are more demanding. Financial markets and analysts are relentlessly ...

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