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Get your CEO’s attention by helping further his or her goals.
June 1, 2010
Talk About Company Culture
CEOs think about more than just products and services. They also mold and shape the company culture. I’m not just talking about holding events like employee picnics or mud-wrestling days. CEOs shape culture through decision-making, who they promote, how–or if–they ask for feedback, and so on. If your CEO makes culture a concern, that’s another great place to start a conversation.
Consider Office Politics
Remember politics, though. In startups, CEOs are approachable. Heck, you can short-sheet the CEO’s bed and everyone will just laugh and laugh. You’ll get fired, but them? They’ll laugh and laugh!
Larger companies can be political. People can think you’re sucking up, currying favor, gunning for their job, and trying to get ahead. It may be true, and you still work with these folks. The company’s success depends on everyone working together (that’s your new viewpoint, remember?), and that means that you need to understand the agendas of your peers, bosses, and subordinates. When people at all levels know you “get” their concerns, not only will they want you to meet the CEO, they just might want you to be the CEO.
Work Less, Do More, and have a Great Life!
RESOURCES:
https://www.SteverRobbins.com/getitdoneguy – contains all the links below:
https://www.steverrobbins.com/getitdoneguy/alechudnut.htm – link to Alec Hudnut interview on Getting Your CEO’s Attention
– https://[www.SteverRobbins.com/articles/ceojob.htm](https://www.SteverRobbins.com/articles/ceojob.htm) – what is a CEO’s job? Article.
– https://blog.steverrobbins.com/bizblog/what-does-a-ceo-do-76/ – What is a CEO’s job? Podcast.
– https://[www.steverrobbins.com/articles/think-strategy.htm](https://www.steverrobbins.com/articles/think-strategy.htm) – how to think strategically?
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About the Author
Stever Robbins was the host of the Get-it-Done Guy podcast, an iTunes top-10 business podcast, from 2007 to 2020. He is a graduate of W. Edward Deming’s Total Quality Management training program and a Certified Master Trainer Elite of NLP. He holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a degree in Computer Science from MIT.
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