Articles about CEO
Articles of particular interest to CEOs and executives.
Getting the Most from Your Advisors (slides)
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Many great leaders have had great advisors. When you’re searching for advisors, where do you go? How do you get them? These slides from Stever’s 1999 Cyberposium presentation might shed some light.
EBITDA: The Phantom Measurement. (What’s EBITDA all about, anyway?)
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EBITDA is an oft-touted financial measurement that’s flat out meaningless. I side with Warren Buffett in considering it an abberation of good accounting. Here’s why it makes no sense…
Warren Buffett on CEO Measurement
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Warren Buffett’s commentary on CEO measurement and pay.
What is a CEO’s job?
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What is a CEO’s job? This abbreviated summary of the original article has been replaced by the full article, available at CEOJOB1.HTM.
You’re living under a magnifying glass!
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In a leadership position, even the small stuff … isn’t. People watch your every move. Get used to it.
Monthly Leadership Q&A Column, Harvard Business School Working Knowledge
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Stever’s monthly column, the Leadership Workshop, on Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge website.
What does a CEO do? A CEO Job Description (part 4: keeping your competence)
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The CEO has one of the oddest and least understood job descriptions of anyone in a company. This article is the last in a series of four that outline what a CEO should be doing and how she should be spending her time.
What does a CEO do? A CEO Job Description (part 3: pitfalls) by Stever Robbins
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The CEO has one of the oddest and least understood job descriptions of anyone in a company. This article is the third in a series of four that outline what a CEO should be doing and how she should be spending her time.
What does a CEO do? A CEO Job Description (part 2: measuring success)
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The CEO has one of the oddest and least understood job descriptions of anyone in a company. This article is the second in a series of four that outline what a CEO should be doing and how she should be spending her time.
What does a CEO do? A CEO Job Description (part 1: duties) by Stever Robbins
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The CEO has one of the oddest and least understood job descriptions of anyone in a company. This article is the first in a series of four that outline what a CEO should be doing and how she should be spending her time.
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