How To Become CEO By Fox Jeffrey J

In recent years, the CEO's position within high-profile companies has garnered more media attention than ever before. The job and paycheck of a CEO can quickly turn a relatively unknown top-level manager into a powerful international business leader with celebrity status. But how do those people get so lucky? What's their secret? Employees and recent graduates are asking, 'How can I get ahead? How can I become a CEO?' This book has the answers. In 'How To Become CEO,' consultant Jeffrey Fox has written an insightful handbook of traits to develop for all generations of CEO aspirants or for anyone who wants to get ahead in today's business world. Open it to any page and find a short, provocative piece of brutally honest advice written in a conversational tone. Each of the seventy-five rules focuses on a specific action that should be taken, a trait that needs to be developed, or a prohibition to follow. The words 'never' and 'always' are used frequently. These are smart, no-nonsense business messages that are meant to be revisited in your rise to the top. But don’t think for a moment that this is a cynical book. Rather, it is one of hard-headed idealism that will empower you to develop the qualities that are required of leaders: vision, persistence, integrity, and respect for superiors, subordinates, peers, and self. Anyone looking to climb the corporate ladder will be grateful for Fox’s direct, pithy advice—the essentials to follow if you want to reach the top.