The Cranky Middle Manager Show #65 How To Become CEO with Jeffrey Fox
The Cranky Middle Manager Show #065 (MP3, 9.67MB, 28:09Min)
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So you think you have what it takes to be CEO huh? Well you can listen to Jeffrey Fox talk about his book “How to Become CEO”… or you can take part in our contest to win a free, autographed copy of the book. Just drop me an email and answer the question…”What’s the One Thing I’d Do When (Not If) I Become CEO”? Who has more fun than us????
Show Notes
0:00 Welcome to the Cranky Middle Manager Show. Today we dream big- really big- about whether we have what it takes to have the top job. The show is dedicated to Francois Villon, who has very little to do with management, but he was the subject of the 1938 movie, If I Were King….which IS what this show is about. Do you have the stuff to be a CEO? You can win copies of Jeffrey’s book if you Drop me an email and tell us, “What’s the One Thing You’d Do Differently When You Become CEO?
3:35 The quote of the week is from Paradise Lost… to want to be CEO, is it just ambition, and what are you willing to do to get the job?
4:45 I’ve been having dreams of greatness…. things would be different if I were CEO. But do I have the stuff? Why don’t more people rise to the dizzying heights of the C Suite?
6:30 What’s the difference between networking and politics? How is it different from sucking up?
9:18 If you want the top job, take care of customers and have a line job like Product Manager or Sales. You’ll see the corporation in action and make decisions that have impact.
13:14 Back in 1972, Hunter Thompson said this about the job of US President when Nison was running-”Anyone who wants the job that badly should be automatically disqualified”. Does the same apply to CEOs and CEO Wannabes?
16:35 Can you work your tail off, put in the work necessary and still have a life…Jeffrey says yes you can…
20:00 How do you know if you have the right stuff to be CEO? There are 3 indicators that might surprise you:
- Did you ever have a paper route?
- Were you an Eagle Scout?
- Did you grow up in a single parent family?
The don’t teach that at Wharton, folks.
Jeff’s Resources
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
and annoy your local book-burner and read Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
If you really want to learn about business, watch The Godfather Trilogy
Of course, you can always join our Frappr map, post to this blog or check out my e-book, Meet Like You Mean It. Eight bucks is a deal….
October 27th, 2006 at 5:41 am
Wayne- Wanted to pass along my thanks for your “opportunity” to receive Mr. Fox’s book. It arrived in the mail earlier in the week. Thanks for getting such great guests (the giveaways are just icing on the cake). Thanks again. Roger
October 27th, 2006 at 8:35 am
You’re welcome…. hey I’m amazed such cool people talk to me but what can I tell you? Thanks for participating and enjoy the book…… keep listening and as I used to say when I was single….don’t tell me, tell your friends.