The five temptations of a CEO : a leadership fable by Lencioni Patrick 1965-

The five temptations of a CEO : a leadership fable by Lencioni Patrick 1965-

Author:Lencioni, Patrick, 1965-
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Chief executive officers, Leadership, Bedrijfsleiding
Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass
Published: 1998-09-19T16:00:00+00:00


The Five Temptations of a CEO

time, I always ask them why. And I'll be damned if most of the time they don't have a pretty good reason." He pauses. "And so 1 let them off every once in a while."

The Bald Man and the Tall Man objected in unison: "Every once in a while?"

"Alright, alright. I do it way too much. I guess for all of my ranting and raving, I'm pretty soft about things. Too much empathy or something. In fact, I do the same thing with my kids. I'll holler at them and we'll have some pretty passionate discussions, if you know what I mean."

They laughed.

"But then I can't bring myself to actually punish them."

Andrew was beginning to like the Stylish Man. "That doesn't sound like such a bad thing to me."

Suddenly the Stylish Man became adamant. "It's a horrible thing. Horrible."

Andrew was shocked, but he let the Stylish Man continue.

"I lose credibility with people. I seem inconsistent and unfair to them. The next time I need someone to actually deliver on something, they're not sure how serious I am



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