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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Dedication
Section I: Get Strong
Chapter 1: Unlocking the Secrets of the CEO Genome
What Makes a Great CEO?
Could It Be You ?
Research Approach
Chapter 2: Decide: Speed Over Precision
Make Decisions Faster
Make Fewer Decisions
Get Better Every Time
Chapter 3: Engage for Impact: Orchestrate Stakeholders to Drive Results
Lead with Intent
Understand the Players
Build Your Relationships Through Routines
Chapter 4: Relentless Reliability: Deliver Consistently
Discover the Thrill of Personal Consistency
Set Realistic Expectations
Stand Up and Be Counted On
Adopt the Drills of Highly Reliable Organizations
Chapter 5: Adapt Boldly: Ride the Discomfort of the Unknown
Let Go of the Past
Build an Antenna for the Future
Adding It All Up
Section II: Get to the Top
Chapter 6: Career Catapults: Fast-Track Your Future
Launching Your Career to the Top
Career Catapult #1: The Big Leap
Career Catapult #2: The Big Mess
Career Catapult #3: Go Small to Go Big
Blowups: Curse or Crucible?
Chapter 7: Stand Out: How to Become Known
Visibility with the Right People
Visibility in the Right Way
Chapter 8: Close the Deal
Become the Happy Warrior
Safety of Language
Memorable and Relevant
Set the Agenda
The Four Archetypes: Are You a Match to the Role?
Section III: Get Results
Chapter 9: The Five Hidden Hazards at the Top
Hazard #1: The Ghouls in the Supply Closet
Hazard #2: Entering Warp Speed
Hazard #3: Amplification and the Permanent Spotlight
Hazard #4: It’s a Smartphone, Not a Calculator
Hazard #5: The C-Suite Is a Psychological Thunder Dome
Chapter 10: Not Just Any Team—Your Team
The Inaugural Address
The Six “Safe” People Bets That Put You in Peril
vDraft the Right Team Quickly
Build Your New Language
Chapter 11: Dancing with the Titans—the Board
Who Is Really in Charge?
The Best Questions No One Asks Their Board Members
From Lunch Function to Functional
How to Deliver Bad News
Make It Count
Epilogue: From Ordinary to Extraordinary
Acknowledgments
Endnotes
About the Authors
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