How to Think Like a CEO
Chapter One
Basic Equipment
What gear does the modern climber need to make it to the top of the
corporate mountain?
You can become a CEO-a chief executive officer in your career
lifetime. It is not the unreachable pinnacle once reserved for those
born with a silver spoon in their mouth, who went to the right
school, who know the right people, the privileged group. Tomorrow's
top chiefs will get there on their merit. Their-and your-entitlement
will be based on the utilization of the required traits needed to
operate, influence, and lead at high levels. There are no "secrets"
left unearthed for the chosen to follow. You are the chosen, if you
want to be one of them.
This book is for people who haven't reached their summit-yet. It
lays out the equipment err, qualities-they will need to pack on
their climb to the top of the corporate mountain.
Because maneuvering through various levels of a corporation is
analogous to moving up a mountain, I've used mountain climbing in
this book as a metaphor for learning to think like and become the
person at the top. To make it to the ... read full excerpt from How to Think Like a CEO: A Portable Biz Book ebook
