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#33—Adam Bryant: Good vs. GREAT CEOs—500 Interviews Reveal What Makes the Difference

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Seven Tests That Help Explain Why People Succeed or Fail in Leadership Roles

The book is called the ceo test. It's like one of those universal tests. And thenwhat can we learn from cos about how to do them? Well, that was our frame up for the book. You know, you can start with 300 things, and we did in that initial white board, but you start winnowing down the list. We use this metaphor of rustian nesting dolls, like what ideas nest inside others. Ultimately came up with seven tests that we think help explain why people succeed or fail in their roles. Can you build a culture, a high performing culture? Can you build teams that operate like true teams? Cause most leadership teams are teams in name only

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