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3. Succeeding
Passionate curiosity
Battle‐hardened confidence
How you failed in past what you did about it
Grandma and the snake in the shed
Keeping many balls in the air
Where you are is not who you are
9/10 from hard backgrounds
Coping with Dyslexia
What did you take off your CV?
4. Succeeding
Team smarts
Built on 1‐0n‐1 interactions
What are you the CEO of?
Simple mindset
Simplifying the complex is the CEO's job
3 slides 3 points
What are two 2 or 3 levers?
The 2‐hour applicant test
Be brief, be bright, be gone
5. Succeeding
Fearlessness
Pressure to make decisions dearth of date‐
greatest surprise
Daily say yes to what don't want to do & what is
difficult
Bad metaphors
Career ladder / path
Obstacle course with plenty of other players
Get selling experience
Grow where you are planted
6. Managing
Surprise!
The Drucker manager
Didn’t buy a dog to bark for it
The Nordstom scarf knot
No one cares what you are feeling
The kids in economy
Time management
Move the needle
1 hour and 10 minutes
No Blackberrys on weekends
7. Managing
Meetings
Why are we here?
Clear Rules
Involve everyone
Keep it light
Interviewing
Let’s talk about you
Women, family and passion
Strategic interviewing