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More About This Title Why CEOs Fail: The 11 Behaviors That Can Derail Your Climb to the Top--and How to Manage Them
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- Arrogance—you think that you're right, and everyone else is wrong.
- Melodrama—you need to be the center of attention.
- Volatility—you're subject to mood swings.
- Excessive Caution—you're afraid to make decisions.
- Habitual Distrust—you focus on the negatives.
- Aloofness—you're disengaged and disconnected.
- Mischievousness—you believe that rules are made to be broken.
- Eccentricity—you try to be different just for the sake of it.
- Passive Resistance—what you say is not what you really believe.
- Perfectionism—you get the little things right and the big things wrong.
- Eagerness to Please—you try to win the popularity contest.
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Peter C. Cairo is a partner in CDR International and member of the faculty of Columbia University Business School Executive Education. He has worked with many companies in the areas of leadership development, executive coaching, and organizational effectiveness. He is coauthor with David Dotlich of Action Coaching and Unnatural Leadership, both from Jossey-Bass.
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Foreword by Ram Charan xi
Foreword by Robert Hogan xiii
Introduction xvii
CHAPTER ONE Arrogance: You’re Right and Everybody Else Is Wrong 1
CHAPTER TWO Melodrama: You Always Grab the Center of Attention 13
CHAPTER THREE Volatility: Your Mood Shifts Are Sudden and Unpredictable 27
CHAPTER FOUR Excessive Caution: The Next Decision You Make May Be Your First 39
CHAPTER FIVE Habitual Distrust: You Focus on the Negatives 51
CHAPTER SIX Aloofness: You Disengage and Disconnect 63
CHAPTER SEVEN Mischievousness: You Know That Rules Are Only Suggestions 77
CHAPTER EIGHT Eccentricity: It’s Fun to Be Different Just for the Sake of It 91
CHAPTER NINE Passive Resistance: Your Silence Is Misinterpreted as Agreement 103
CHAPTER TEN Perfectionism: You Get the Little Things Right While the Big Things Go Wrong 115
CHAPTER ELEVEN Eagerness to Please: You Want to Win Any Popularity Contest 127
CHAPTER TWELVE Why CEOs Succeed 139
Bibliography 151
Acknowledgments 157
About the Authors and CDR International 161
Index 165
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