Who is an inspiring CEO?
For my next job, I want to work for an inspiring CEO. Not someone who gets whispered about in the industry as being “weird,” or a “control freak.” Not someone that puts doubt into people. I hate getting asked questions that sound more like accusations, “You work(ed) for him/her?” I’ve always defended my CEOs record.
Here’s what I mean by inspiring:
1) Says the right things that motivate people in the company.
2) Recognizes when people would gladly sacrifice for the company and acknowledges it. I’m talking about an honor based company.
3) Welcomes convivial debate.
4) Leads by doing.
5) Would probably find a solution to the Kobayashi Maru test.
If you know of an inspiring CEO, I would love to hear about it.
One reply on “Who Is An Inspiring CEO?”
I place the blame of a lack of inspiring CEOs on capitalism. In the ancient world, the goal of material production was Human Being. It was the kind of production that would lead Napoleon to say, “Voila, un homme!” (Here is a man!)
Today, the goal of material production is more material production for the sake of profit. A lot of people have said, “What a product!” The iPhone 3G, or any of the latest technology gadgets come to mind, but I have yet to hear, “Here is a human being!”