Why CEOs Fail
The 11 Behaviors That Can Derail Your Climb to the Top - And How to Manage Them
Published on 7. July 2003
208 pages
978-0-7879-7064-2 (ISBN)
Description
If any of the following behaviors sound like you or someone youwork with, beware! In Why CEOs Fail, David L. Dotlich andPeter C. Cairo describe the most common characteristics of derailedtop executives and how you can avoid them:
* Arrogance--you think that you're right, andeveryone else is wrong.
* Melodrama--you need to be the center ofattention.
* Volatility--you're subject to mood swings.
* Excessive Caution--you're afraid to makedecisions.
* Habitual Distrust--you focus on the negatives.
* Aloofness --you're disengaged anddisconnected.
* Mischievousness--you believe that rules are made to bebroken.
* Eccentricity--you try to be different just for thesake of it.
* Passive Resistance--what you say is not what youreally believe.
* Perfectionism--you get the little things right andthe big things wrong.
* Eagerness to Please--you try to win the popularitycontest.
Reviews / Votes
"...it follows a simple, clean formula that seems to make intuitivesense and is backed up with real-life case studies...an interestingand enlightening read..." (Leadership & OrganizationDevelopment Journal, August 24, 2003) "...particularly refreshing...the balance is right..." (Director, March 2006)More details
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David L. Dotlich | Peter C. Cairo
Why CEOs Fail
The 11 Behaviors That Can Derail Your Climb to the Top - And How to Manage Them
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Persons
David L. Dotlich, former Executive Vice President ofHoneywell International and Groupe Bull, is a partner of CDRInternational (www.cdr-intl.com) and coauthor of Action Learning (Jossey Bass, l998), Action Coaching (Jossey Bass, l999), and thebreakthrough best-selling book Unnatural Leadership: GoingAgainst Intuition and Experience to Develop Ten New LeadershipInstincts (Jossey-Bass, 2002). He is a business adviser,educator and coach to top executives in many global corporations.
Peter C. Cairo is a partner in CDR International and memberof the faculty of Columbia University Business School ExecutiveEducation. He has worked with many companies in the areas ofleadership development, executive coaching, and organizationaleffectiveness. He is coauthor with David Dotlich of ActionCoaching and Unnatural Leadership, both fromJossey-Bass.
Content
Foreword by Ram Charan xi
Foreword by Robert Hogan xiii
Introduction xvii
CHAPTER ONE Arrogance: You're Right and Everybody Else IsWrong 1
CHAPTER TWO Melodrama: You Always Grab the Center of Attention13
CHAPTER THREE Volatility: Your Mood Shifts Are Sudden andUnpredictable 27
CHAPTER FOUR Excessive Caution: The Next Decision You Make MayBe Your First 39
CHAPTER FIVE Habitual Distrust: You Focus on the Negatives51
CHAPTER SIX Aloofness: You Disengage and Disconnect 63
CHAPTER SEVEN Mischievousness: You Know That Rules Are OnlySuggestions 77
CHAPTER EIGHT Eccentricity: It's Fun to Be Different Justfor the Sake of It 91
CHAPTER NINE Passive Resistance: Your Silence Is Misinterpretedas Agreement 103
CHAPTER TEN Perfectionism: You Get the Little Things Right Whilethe Big Things Go Wrong 115
CHAPTER ELEVEN Eagerness to Please: You Want to Win AnyPopularity Contest 127
CHAPTER TWELVE Why CEOs Succeed 139
Bibliography 151
Acknowledgments 157
About the Authors and CDR International 161
Index 165
