Enjoy this discussion of the findings of the BPI group’s recent survey of current, former, and aspiring CEOs, which provides a uniquely intimate look into the minds of CEOs and other very senior executives. Survey results offer collective insights from CEOs regarding the journey to becoming a CEO, describe drivers of satisfaction in senior leaders the relationship between personal fulfillment and success at the C-Suite level, and identify top advice by CEOs to aspiring CEOs. The survey also asks questions related to how CEOs and senior leaders view learning and development and to provide insight into their own development needs and plans.
- How CEOs and senior leaders think about leadership, including what is right and bad leadership, and the single most-cited characteristic of great leaders
- What drives senior leaders – their aspirations and needs
- The best ‘once piece of advice’ that CEOs have for aspiring CEOs and other leaders
- The most critical skills leaders need for success in the future to address the most significant challenges
- Why most leaders believe they should change how they currently spend their time
- How the senior leaders responded to the question, “What is your philosophy of leadership?“
To help guide the roundtable discussion, our facilitator covered some or all of the following:
- How would you describe your best boss ever?
- How would you describe your worst boss ever?
- Do most senior leaders have their philosophy of leadership? Can they articulate it? Is it contemporary? Is it balanced with the needs of the organization?
- Do you believe CEOs think differently about learning and development than HR and learning leaders? How?
- What do you think the #1 and #2 development need is CEOs cited that?“
