Words of CEO Wisdom

Ackermann PR publishes a great newsletter. I always enjoy the short and to-the-point stories.  In a recent article, it provided Words of CEO Wisdom that I thought was worth sharing.

"In a recent roundtable of Fortune 100 CEO's, the following 'words of wisdom' surfaced and were agreed upon by all participants:

• Hire people who are better and smarter than you.
• Ego is your single greatest enemy.
• Don't mess with the people who are getting the job done.
• Be sure to get feedback on big decisions from everyone.
• Always act like the leader you truly can be.
• What you say isn't as important as what the people you are saying it to think they are hearing.
• You could be wrong - always listen to others.
• Your hardest critics might actually be your best friends.
• Stop if you don't know what you are doing.
• Integrity is always number one."

Our leadership team needs help in all these areas. Tell us when you think we aren't living up to these words of wisdom.