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Best-In-Class with A.J. Madden
The Top 3 Places You’ll Go To Die As A CEO (And How To Avoid Them And Thrive)
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The Top 3 Places You’ll Go To Die As A CEO (And How To Avoid Them And Thrive)
“Tell me where I’m going to die so I don’t go there.” -Charlie Munger
Top 3 Rules For CEOs
1. Delegate or die.
2. Difficult conversations or die.
3. Sell or die.
If you’re not capable of doing these three things, you will never be a successful CEO or business leader. You will always be stressed and you will always struggle.
“Wisdom is prevention.” -Charlie Munger
1. Delegate or die.
The difference between successful people and really successful people, is that really successful people say no to almost everything. -Warren Buffet
Book Recommendation: No BS Time Management by Dan Kennedy
2. Difficult conversations or die.
Get really good at hiring and really good at coaching so you don’t have to fire people.
Book Recommendations
-No BS Ruthless Management Of People And Profits by Dan Kennedy
-The Trillion Dollar Coach by Alan Eagle
3. Sell or die
1. You must prioritize sales. You must be able to sell.
2. You must be obsessed with the product and the customer.
Giving helps you become a better salesperson. Being genuinely interested in your customer’s needs helps you build trust and goodwill. Which in turn helps you sell your product or service in a win-win kind of fashion. -Adam Grant
Book Recommendations
-Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender
-The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes
How Steve Jobs Kept Things Simple
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ojqZTBnqneCzg9TtyrGPh?si=5t0885gHQB6bd87yOiwWrA
How To Sell Like Steve Jobs
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2e51m7wg6YI3vgH0WVYLsv?si=CyNRcfpKSvOwtz6ZG3RtJw
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