Short-cut to the Corner Office

Jessie Paul

Idea 1: Leaders Lead

Manager Vs Leader• Managers

– Manage set goals– Allocate resources– Resolve conflicts– Track progress– Suggest

improvements

• Leaders– Set organizational

vision– Inspire teams– Unlock potential– Generate energy– Create resources

Idea 2:

Leaders control your (and their) destiny

Control the Variables• Decisions • Risk taking• Prioritization • Confidence• Passion

Idea 3: You can’t have it all

Do you really want to be a leader?

• What is most important to you?• Will your family support your

ambition? At what price point?• What compromises can you afford,

emotionally, and financially?• What motivates you to get out of bed

every morning?

Hedgehog vs Fox – Jim Collins

What you are deeply passionate about

What you can be the best in the world at

What drives your economic engine

Representation Kelly O’Keefe ; Concept:

Idea 4: Leaders are self-elected

Copyright: Alan Einstein

Grab the Corner Office• Leaders are seldom appointed• Leaders start performing the next

higher role and wait for it to be formalized

• Leaders do not patiently wait for the incumbent to retire!

• Go looking for opportunity, instead of waiting for the knock

Idea 5: You are a Brand

ABCD Model of Product Evaluation

A – Added Value

B – Behavioral Change

C – Complexity

D - Diffusion

Source: David E Bell, Harvard Business School

Marketing Tools

• PR• Awards• Online presence• Events• Thought Leadership

Copyright: Duchamp

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