Why Ceos Fail: The 11 Behaviors That Can Derail Your Climb to the Top--And How to Manage Them

by David L. Dotlich and Peter C. Cairo

Book Overview

F?hrungskr?fte in Unternehmen wollen erfolgreich sein. Doch nicht selten sabotieren sie ihren Erfolg, weil sie zu bestimmten negativen Verhaltensweisen neigen - den sog. 11 Tods?nden.

Obwohl dieselben Verhaltensweisen sie in gewissem Ma e in diese F?hrungsposition gebracht haben m?gen, k?nnen sie ab einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt negativ, ja zerst?rerisch werden.

"Why CEOs Fail" ist ein praktischer Leitfaden, wie man diese 11 Tods?nden...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787967637
• ISBN13: 9780787967635
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Highly Recommended!

If you wonder why all those superstar CEOs suddenly veered off course, executive coaches David L. Dotlich and Peter C. Cairo offer an engaging work of psychoanalysis to answer your question. Leadership failures can result from 11 character traits, either deep-seated personality faults or qualities that once were beneficial but became problematic. The authors offer recognizable case studies and specific advice to bolster their case that these flaws derail leaders. The culprit characteristics can seem a bit general, an inevitable concern in a book seeking simple explanations for human folly. We recommend this easy-to-digest volume to leaders and those who endure them. This is just the ticket for bosses who want to address their possible personality pitfalls before they commit career suicide.

A great book, and you'll benefit even if you aren't a CEO

Like some other reviewers, I'm not a CEO. I have often thought of starting my own business, though, and was drawn to the title of this book with that in mind. This book is written much better than most business books: it cuts to the chase, gives good examples, and doesn't go on and on about simple concepts as if you were too stupid to get it the first time. It breaks failure down to 11 mentalities that derail CEOs in their rise to (or fall from) the top. This is great advice for ANY manager or executive, and a quick read too. I take much of this advice to heart when I manage others in my current job. A must read!

For All Leaders

A must-read for all leaders at or on their way to the top. Dotlich and Cairo help the reader to recognize the signs and symptoms of potentially derailing behaviors, and -- most importantly -- show us how to manage them before they derail us completely. The tools provided are simple, direct, and immediately applicable. After over 30 years in the workplace, I've finally found a book that has helped me understand my own behavior and that of my colleagues -- a book that challenges me to ask myself: "Have I crossed the line?"

Read it!

Dotlich and Cairo have written the book that every leader should be required to read. At the top of the company, it's hard to keep yourself in check and can be even harder to get people to be straight with you about your annoying behaviors that are getting in the way. This book provides great tools to do that, and makes its point about why it is imperative that you pay attention and develop ways to manage your derailers with some very poignant stories.

Not just for CEOs

I read this book in one shot - on the plane to New York. I'm not a CEO, not sure I aspire to be but am definitely on my way up the corporate ladder. I found this book extremely useful in providing tools I can use right away to "check myself" in the face of a high stress situation (which happens to be everyday).It was a quick read, provided relevant stories I could identify with, and was a little scary how many of derailer traits I could see in myself.