The New CEO

Lessons from CEOs on How to Start Well and Perform Quickly (Minus the Common Mistakes)

De: Ty Wiggins

Narrado por: Grant Cartwright

Becoming a CEO is a high-stakes moment, whether it's your first, second, or third time in the seat. What you say and how you act in your early days as CEO sets the tone for how you'll be perceived for years to come. Yet, until now, few CEOs have shared their stories on what worked, what didn't, and what they wish they'd done differently.

In The New CEO, Dr. Ty Wiggins, an experienced leadership advisor specializing in CEO transitions, explains how to land well as a new CEO, accelerate your impact, and unlock the most affirming experience of your career.

Drawing on compelling storytelling and groundbreaking research of hundreds of CEOs around the world, the book offers a incisive guide on what to say and do as a new CEO, including how to define your priorities, build your team, fast-track critical changes, work with the board, and set (or reset) the organization's culture. You'll also learn why being a CEO is the toughest (and loneliest) job in business—and what to do about it; how to overcome the "First 100 Days" mindset and pressure for early wins to deliver sustainable, long-term success; and how to avoid getting trapped in the "CEO Bubble," as well as how to navigate (inevitable) challenges, knocks, and missteps.

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Required reading for all CEOs

Ty Wiggins has written a masterful guidebook for all CEOs. Whether you are a first time CEO or a veteran, this book will help you put guardrails on your behavior and your DECISIONS. in the end, you will be a much better CEO for having read it.

Excellent Roadmap

I am preparing to take on my role as first time CEO in a new organization soon & this book has given me a roadmap of what to expect and how to prepare for this transition. Must read for anyone stepping into a new role as CEO.

More Confident After Reading

I am now more confident to serve as a CEO after reading this book. I was skeptical to purchase a book with few ratings, but I trusted the author’s background provided him with a network and training that should make this be worth the purchase. I am glad I trusted my instincts, I was pleasantly surprised and impressed with how much I enjoyed this book. Very practical and several summaries of similar leadership transition advice, balanced with examples and recommendations specifically for CEOs.

Extremely relevant and extremely well-made.

I have just officially started my CEO journey on my 40th birthday (Life begins at 40) and I needed to learn some more about the art and science of being a CEO. I decided to pick this one up because it was more recent and it had a lot of great reviews. This book is extremely relevant. It tells you exactly what you need to hear. I thought "New CEO" meant "Today's CEO." But with the title they are actually referring to the "Replacement CEO." And that brings me to the only flaw in the book. This book is geared towards "successor CEOs," not founders. If you're starting a company from the ground up and trying to make it to the top (like I am) if you're a sole proprietor moving up the ranks one step at a time, this book won't be as helpful to you, because you don't have the instant fame and instant clout that comes with just taking over a billion-dollar business, with a million-dollar compensation package. In that sense, this wasn't the right book for me, but valuable information nonetheless.