The New CEO: Lessons from CEOs on How to Start Well and Perform Quickly (Minus the Common Mistakes)

fmatter
	Title Page
	Copyright
	Contents
	Foreword
chintro
	Why I Wrote This Book
	What You’ll Find in This Book
ch1
	Chapter 1 Why CEO Transitions Are So Hard
		Out of Your Comfort Zone
		Alone in a Crowd
		A Heavy Crown
		Busier than You’ve Ever Been
		Never Too Soon for a Crisis
ch2
	Plan
	Adjust
	Your Ghost
	The Business Context
	Outsider or Insider
ch3
	Chapter 3 Burst the CEO Bubble
		See More, But Hear Less
		Be Curious, Not Right
		Two Ears, One Mouth
		Check Your Biases at the Door
ch4
	Rethink the First 100 Days’ Mindset
	Festina Lente (Make Haste Slowly)
	Easy Wins
	Common Pain Points
	Early Moves
	Clearing the Decks
ch5
	Communication versus Action
	Intent versus Behavior
	Chicken Noodle Soup and Blue Walls
	Taking a Public Position
ch6
	Power of Reflection
	Here to Serve
	Play Your Position
	Trust Your Gut
ch7
	Chapter 7 Building Your Top Team
		Move Fast on Your Team
		Decide How You Will Assess Your Team
		Would You Rehire?
		Make Your Decision, But Be Aware of the Prevailing View
		On the Right Tack
ch8
	Establish a “First-Team”Mentality Early
	Different Strokes for Different Folks
	Showing Up Consistently
	Discuss, Debate, But You Decide
	Speak Last
ch9
	Get to Know Them Individually
	When in Doubt, Share
	Common Mistakes with the Board
	Board Conflicts
	The Board’s Concerns of You, Their New CEO
	Can I Have That in Writing?
	Dealing with the Street
ch10
	Assessing Your Culture
	Everybody Wants Change; No One Wants to Change
	Shifting the Culture
ch11
	Chapter 11 If I Could Do It All Over Again
		Ramon Laguarta, CEO, PepsiCo
		Mark Clouse, CEO, Campbell’s
		Marc Bitzer, CEO, Whirlpool
		Stephanie Tully, CEO, Jetstar
		Sanjiv Lamba, CEO, Linde plc
		Hans Vestberg, CEO, Verizon
		Carol Tomé, CEO, UPS
		Doug Mack, Former CEO, Fanatics
		Paula MacKenzie, CEO, PizzaExpress
		Ron Williams, Former Chairman & CEO of Aetna, CEO of RW2 Enterprises
		Alan Beacham, CEO, Toll Group
		Winnie Park, CEO, Forever 21
		André Lacroix, CEO, Intertek
		Lyssa McGowan, CEO, Pets at Home
		Final Thoughts
notes
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index