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Happy About CEO Excellence
by Mitchell LevyQuotes
from "Happy About CEO Excellence"
"There
are many demands on a CEO’s time. Focusing on what matters the most is an
on-going challenge, especially when it comes to self-improvement at the most senior
levels. It’s an odd dichotomy – most CEO’s appreciate just how
important it is to learn and grow, yet it sometimes seems like a selfish activity,
when so many people want the CEO’s time for so many other important issues."
Bryan
Stolle, CEO, Agile Software (NASDAQ: AGIL) 
"The
best advice I ever received was from Carol Bartz, a former long-time board member
of BEA, who since 1992 has been CEO & chairman of Autodesk, the global leader
in design software. Under Carol, Autodesk has grown from $285 million in annual
revenue to nearly $1.3 billion. Carol taught me two things:
- First,
hesitation is the enemy of good leadership. Looking back, you will always regret
that you didn’t take decisive action earlier.
- Second,
never be afraid to confront an issue head-on and be as direct as you can be. Carol
said, “You have very little to lose and a lot to gain by confronting issues
directly.” "
Alfred
Chuang, Founder, Chairman and CEO, BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAS)
"There
are three fundamental rules of business I live by:
- Treat
people the way you want to be treated
- Family
comes first
- Whatever you do
in business, don't do anything that you don't want on the front page of the wall
street journal"
Steve
Springsteel, President & CFO, Verity (NASDAQ: VRTY) and sits on the board
of public and private companies
"Every
CEO needs to have a vision that drives them. As a CEO, it's important to look
in the mirror in the morning and find areas where you've been had, where you've
made mistakes and learned from them to ensure they don't happen again. The CEO
needs to take ownership of all the issues the company has, period!"
Len
Perham, Chairman & CEO, Optimal and past board member of multiple NASDAQ listed
company boards
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| About the Author |  |
| Mitchell
Levy is a parallel entrepreneur running multiple businesses including
Happy About, CEOnetworking, and the Silicon Valley Executive Business Program.
- Happy About is a book publisher whose books
use case studies, testimonials, and war stories to share the practical experience.
- CEOnetworking brings CEOs in a room monthly to
help each other succeed.
- The Silicon Valley Executive
Business program allows students to get a unique inside perspective of business
directly from the CEO and 8 members of her staff.
- Mr.
Levy is the author of the books “Happy About Outsourcing,” “Happy
About Knowing What to Expect in 2006," and “E-Volve-or-Die.com,”
and sits on the board of directors at Rainmaker Systems (NASDAQ: RMKR).
Mr.
Levy was the Former Chair of comdex.biz at Comdex Fall and was at Sun Microsystems
for nine years, the last four of which he managed the e-commerce component of
Sun's $3.5 billion supply chain. |
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