Top 10 CEO Worries
I was reading a management magazine the other day in which they talked about the top 10 worries that a Chief Executive Officer faces in their role.
Here is the list
1. Being stretched and expected to deal with a wide range of business issues
2. Dependence on technology and the reliability of technology in their business
3. Undestanding how customers behave and what drives buying decisions
4. How to raise work levels while keeping in mind people who have a great perspective and want to balance their lives
5. Attracting the right talent to improve business outcomes
6. How to stop losing great people
7. Protecting or enhancing brand reputation
8. Being able to adapt to change and respond strategically
9. Not having enough people to rely upon
10. Containing costs
What is interesting reading this list is that most of these are (from my perspective) actually exciting and challenges rather than concerns. If i was to look at my business, i would rate #5 – attracting great people – as the most pressing issue. Actually it is not attracting it is just finding them!!!
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