Practical CEO Leaders are visionaries with a poorly

Practical CEO Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them

Name your favourite leader What made him special? And why? What characteristics did he possess? Past or present, from any field and country

Characteristics and skills

The crucible experience ► “ A transformational experience through which an individual comes to a new or altered sense of identity ► Skill to survive difficult experiences and emerge stronger with a better understanding of self and areas needed for development ► Ability to engage others in shared meaning ► Creates a distinctive and compelling voice ► Requires integrity and a strong set of values ► Enhances adaptive capacity, understanding of how differing groups will react ► Perseverance and toughness emerge stronger and more engaged

Questions for a ceo ► What characteristics do you believe are essential to succeed as a CEO? ► What is the difference between leadership and management? ► Can you pinpoint when you decided you wanted to be a CEO and what caused you to want to achieve that role? ► How do you manage your partner or shareholders? ► How distant do you have to be from the business? ► Can you talk about a couple of ‘crucible’ moments, when you went through a particularly tough time and how you learnt from those moments?