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Name: Why CEOs fail
Author: David L. Dotlich

Why CEOs Fail examines the most frequent behavioral characteristics that can hinder a chief executive’s performance, such as arrogance, melodrama, volatility, excessive caution, habitual distrust, aloofness, mischievousness, eccentricity, passive resistance, and perfectionism. The book provides executives and managers with insights into recognizing and addressing these tendencies to improve decision-making, workplace culture, and overall leadership effectiveness.

First publish date: 2003

Genre: Business & Economics/Business Management

Authors: David L. Dotlich

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