Five Things Great CEOs Do - The Strategist- Winter 2010
There are three letters in the business world that hold a lot of value: CEO.
In a recent article in The Strategist, CEO’s such as Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Pierre Omidyar (eBay), and Michael Dell (Dell) - were all interviewed to determine what it takes to get to the top.
Here’s what they had to say in a nutshell:
1. Question: Ask the hard questions that challenge everyday assumptions. Ask “why not” and “what if.” This increases creative thinking.
2. Observe: A great question to use when observing is, “what’s different?” Watch how customers use products in a natural environment and how the results are perhaps different from what you expected.
3. Experiment: Delve into the unfamiliar. Examine a product or service just to see how it works.
4. Network: Connect with people to simply test new ideas. See how different people come up with unique ideas (think Type A /Type B) – this might inspire your right-brain a little.
5. Associating: New knowledge = the combination of questioning, observing, experimenting, and networking. This is how innovation and execution successfully work together.
Simple.
