What did Mr. M, healthcare CEO, say? (Art and Science)
Strategic Management is a science-based art. You need a certain touch to understand the environment in which we live. Managing strategically is all about the art of connecting the right dots at the right times.
What did Mr. D, a retail CEO, say about art and science? (Art and Science)
Strategic Management is an art, not a science. You need to understand that strategy is a clear result of a messy process.
What did Mr. V, a business services CEO, say about? (Change and Flexibility)
Management continually evolves. It is dynamic and changes all the time. Most of these changes are caused by EXTERNAL forces that you CANNOT CONTROL. Sometimes things that did work before will not in the future, so one has to be able to adjust in order to be useful and ADD VALUE in your current circumstances.
What did Mr. W, a real estate CEO, say? (Change and Flexibility)
Never lose sight of your objectives, but do change the way of getting there.
What did Mr. Y, a consumer services CEO, say? (Change and Flexibility)
Enjoy uncertainty. An inability to accept uncertainty as a reality in business may equate to an inability to sleep at night.
What did Mr. W, a manufacturing CEO, say? (Priorities)
If your priorities are not in order, once you get to the top, nothing will be awaiting you.
What did Mr. D, an information technology CEO, say? (Patience and Persistence)
Don't be discouraged. Persistence is the most important asset that you can have. Adversity is your friend early in your career.
What did Mr. S, a construction CEO, say? (Career Development)
What we look for, and people who we pull along, are people who are INTERESTED, INQUISITIVE, and they're ASKING QUESTIONS.
What did Mr. C, a financial services CEO, say? (Career Development)
Understand that as you work your way up to the organization the best thing you can do is to MAKE YOUR BOSS LOOK GOOD.
What did Mr. B, a conglomerate CEO, say? (Career Development)
If I were you, I would MOVE. Understand how the rest of the world works, and what it means to become an international thinker. Do it while you are still young.
What did Mr. N, a food and agriculture CEO, say? (Ethics and Integrity)
I cannot emphasize enough the importance of working for a company that supports your individual values. If you truly are an individual with INTEGRITY (being whole in character), you will not be happy in a workplace with different values.
What did Mr. S, a construction CEO say? (Ethics and Integrity)
Be the kind of person that delivers the bad news first. Such honesty will earn someone more respect than anything.
What did Mr. L, a business services CEO, say? (Humility)
Assume that you do not know it all, and that you can learn something from anybody. Many people feel that they can only learn from someone who is smarter this is not true. What you need is fundamental humility- the belief that you can learn from anyone.