7 PRIORITIES THAT WILL MOVE A CEO FROM GOOD TO GREAT

Great CEOs are propelled by a motivated and disciplined senior team

A rapidly changing world has of necessity changed CEO and executive behavior from the autocratic application of personal power to delegating responsibility and organizing to accommodate collaborative teamwork.  An old adage remains true—with one critically important alteration:  “Speed of the leader (S) -speed of the pack”.  Effective CEOs set the pace by:

1.   aligning culture to support a never ending stream of constantly changing strategic initiatives.
2.  relentlessly culling their senior-team to ensure that the  leaders (S) remain up to speed.

Following are seven priorities that CEOs use to maximize the speed of their pack

by LSI publisher Art McNeil

7 priorities for CEO success

1. Create a compelling brand promise that will inspire people outside and inside the organization
2. Set cultural alignment as a priority higher or equal to strategy
3. Move values and ethics beyond feel good slogans to behavioral boundaries that inspire and discipline
4. Top grade executives because CEO effectiveness is regulated by the senior-team’s performance
5. Allocate recurring time to work on (not just in) the business
6. Standardize supervisory protocols to be used by everyone with direct reports
7. Delegate so that urgent never trumps important