A CEO Only Does Three Things: Finding Your Focus in the C-Suite

“State of the Global Workplace” reveals that almost two-thirds of employees are not engaged at work, while 25 percent are actively disengaged and focused on other tasks, leaving only one in seven positively engaged in their work.

Three Dimensions, levels of work, and time horizons—you will transform your approach to hiring, staffing, and managing in a way that brings out the best in your People. Here is where your insight into your People becomes a powerful driver of your company’s success. When you recognize that each person operates within the dimensions of “I Think,” “I

The mental work necessary to carefully reflect on your most closely held beliefs will pay dividends as the clarity of your statements releases excitement and energy into your organization.

“I like that we ______,” and “We always _________,” or “We are known for ________.” As each person shares, thank them for the idea and resist the urge to consolidate or combine ideas; let each submission live on its own for now. As with all brainstorming sessions, having a fixed time limit will yield better results. Set a timer and keep the feedbac

talent attracts talent.

4Cs: Culture, Capabilities, Compensation, and Commitment. The 4Cs represent the four stages of the interview process.

To make success a reality, we must shift our mindsets away from filling jobs and adopt a vision long prevalent in the entertainment industry: talent management.

“We believe in making twenty thousand men prosperous and contented rather than follow the plan of making a few slave drivers in our establishment millionaires.”

CEOs don’t hire People to fill jobs. CEOs recruit talent to grow the company. They understand that there is an inverse relationship between the control exerted by an executive and the proper functioning of a team. Control stifles creativity; creativity leads to growth and performance.