Why Dictatorial CEOs Increasingly Put Their Companies at Risk (and What to Do About It)
All types of organizations watch high-potential employees walk out the door because their views aren’t heard. Even members of a top management team can flee to other organizations after too many instances in which the CEO discounted their ideas, unable to shake the command-and-control leadership style.
Too many CEOs simply don’t realize how much of a turnoff it is to have a boss who knows it all, calls all the important shots and dominates every conversation.
Dictatorial CEOs hurt their chances of winning by destroying their team. CEOs must get experience leading a commons—a type of association that has no dominant leader, but is run through governance and a culture of shared wealth. Read this Forbes article. We welcome your comments and discussion.
Tags: culture and morale, finding and retaining talent, interpersonal acumen, leadership acumen
Robert Sher is founding principal of CEO to CEO, a consulting firm of former chief executives that improves the leadership infrastructure of midsized companies seeking to accelerate their performance. He was chief executive of Bentley Publishing Group from 1984 to 2006 and steered the firm to become a leading player in its industry (decorative art publishing).