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How to Become a CEO

How to Become a CEO

Practical tips for your journey to the boardroom

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So you’ve got your eye on the prize? A place on the board, the corner office, C-suite job title? For those with high-achieving ambition, these Blinks will provide practical insight into the world of the CEO—how to get there and how to manage when you do!

How to Become a CEO

Practical tips for your journey to the boardroom

The CEO Next Door
The CEO Next Door
Elena L. Botelho, Kim R. Powell, Tahl Raz
The 4 Behaviors that Transform Ordinary People into World-Class Leaders
17 min4.3
Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO
Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO
Beverly E. Jones
50 Indispensable Tips to Help You Stay Afloat, Bounce Back, and Get Ahead at Work
20 min4.2
Brian Halligan: Woke Business Building
Brian Halligan: Woke Business Building
Hosted by Dan Murray-Serter, Rich Martell
HubSpot CEO Brian Halligan tackles company culture, and its vitality for business growth and customer retention
11 min4.1
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz
Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
28 min4.3
Adaptability
Adaptability
Max McKeown
The Art of Winning in an Age of Uncertainty
21 min4.2
Think Like Zuck
Think Like Zuck
Ekaterina Walter
The Five Business Secrets of Facebook’s Improbably Brilliant CEO Mark Zuckerberg
12 min4.1
How to Go From Boss to CEO
How to Go From Boss to CEO
Hosted by Emily Thompson
Find out which of the 4 "types" of boss you are, and how self-awareness can help you become a better CEO
10 min3.9
Talent is Overrated
Talent is Overrated
Geoffrey Colvin
What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else
21 min4.4
Outliers
Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell
The Story of Success
16 min4.2
The Making of a Manager
The Making of a Manager
Hosted by Nico Rosberg
Hugo Boss CEO Mark Langer shares what it's like to run one of the worst most famous brands with a $3 billion worth
11 min4.7
Strategy Rules
Strategy Rules
David Yoffie, Michael Cusumano
Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs
19 min4.1

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