The CEO Next Door: The 4 Behaviors That Transform Ordinary People into World-Class Leaders

Divided into three sections: CEO behavior, landing a CEO job, and navigating challenges facing CEOs, this book by leadership advisors Botelho and Kim R. Powell, with journalist Tahl Raz, lays out a path for up-and-coming administrators. Based on a survey of 17,000 C-level leaders, each chapter analyzes the various factors evident in individuals who excel. The authors provide tools that can help one avoid common mistakes while focusing on what leads to success. Using the survey data, they make compelling arguments and offer sage advice, coupled with real-world examples of CEOs living out the principle in question. This makes for smooth and practical reading. Along the way, the authors dispel common myths, such as the belief that those in top-level management positions are limited to mostly Ivy League graduates (only seven percent of the survey population was). A brief personal assessment and review of major ideas covered conclude each chapter.