Motley Fool analyst Awesett Sharma: Being a successful CEO isn't just a question of smarts and whether you're an idiot or not. He says the best CEOs are good at mastering what he calls opposite skill pairs. Sharma: Once you get a feel for these types of account personality types, it becomes easier to spot the hallmarks of a strong CEO.
Before you buy shares of a company, what should investors look for in a CEO? (0:21) Bill Mann discusses: - Alibaba announcing its intention to split into 6 separate companies - Whether Amazon and Alphabet are discussing (or hearing from investment banks about) the same thing - Why he's watching where these companies raise money for their eventual IPOs
(11:05) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp talk with Asit Sharma about his framework for evaluating leadership.
Companies discussed: BABA, ASML, AMZN, GOOG, JD, T, NOW, NVDA, SFIX, DOCN
Host: Chris Hill Guests: Bill Mann, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, Asit Sharma Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Tim Sparks
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