Rate this book 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars The CEO Next Door: The 4 Behaviours that Transform Ordinary People into World Class Leaders by Elena L. Botelho, Kim Powell , Tahl Raz (with) 3.99 · ![[./resources/book-the-ceo-next-door-elena-botelho-kim-powell-ta.resources/embedded.svg]] Rating details · 513 ratings · 63 reviews Everything you thought you knew about becoming a CEO is wrong. You must graduate from an elite college or business school. In fact, only 7 percent of the CEOs of today’s companies went to a top school–and 8 percent didn’t graduate from college at all. Never put a foot wrong. In fact, people who have become CEOs have on average had five to seven career setbacks on their way to the top. Drawing on the biggest dataset of CEOs in the world – in-depth analysis of 2,600 leaders, drawn from a database of 17,000 CEOs, as well as 13,000 hours of interviews – The CEO Next Door is crammed full of myth-busting and counter-intuitive insights in what it really takes to get ahead. Discover the way actual CEOs of top companies think and behave, and the kind of traits to develop if you want to make your ambitions a reality and take your career right to the top. (less) Get A Copy Amazon Online Stores ▾ Book Links ▾ Kindle Edition, 288 pages Published March 8th 2018 by Virgin Digital ASIN B074TWMR9S . Other Editions (6) All Editions | Add a New Edition | Combine …Less Detail edit details Friend Reviews Recommend This Book None of your friends have reviewed this book yet. . 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I’m not looking to become CEO of anything, but I learned a bunch about leadership just the same.The book is divided into three sections: preparing yourself for the job, getting hired for the job, and succeeding at the job. The sections are further divided into chapters, and then the chapters are divided into very clear and succinct snippets of advice. So in Section 1, you learn how important it is to make decisions faster, build relationships through everyday routine, and be reliable. In Section 2, you learn to use disasters to your advantage, make yourself visible to the right people, and make yourself memorable. In Section 3, you learn how to troubleshoot common issues, build the right team, and manage your time and energy in the most efficient way possible.There are so many tidbits that I found useful in this book. I really liked the section in the beginning about common misconceptions about CEOs (No, they aren’t all extroverted. No, they weren’t destined for greatness from a young age. No, they don’t all come from Ivy League schools.)I liked the section on giving an effective apology.I was surprised by how important reliability is; even when CEOs didn’t get something right, just showing up day in, day out helped them be good leaders.I was comforted by the fact that so many successful CEOs have NOT gotten everything right the first time around. Many have faced disasters and responded poorly, but then learned from the experience and grown stronger. Persistence and reliability seem to go a long way in leadership roles…In short, I loved this book. It’s engaging and very useful, even to people not in the business world.ARC provided through Amazon Vine.See more of my book reviews at www.bugbugbooks.com. (less) flag 11 likes · Like · comment · see review Feb 17, 2018 Monnie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition I DID NOT READ THIS VERSION OF THIS BOOK - I chose the wrong one for my “currently reading” list and cannot find a way to get rid of it. That said, here’s the review of the version I DID read:Back in the Dark Ages when I conducted employee development seminars on variety of topics, I made it a point to provide participants with a take-home list of resources - mostly books. If I made such a list today, for sure this one would be on it. It’s jam-packed with practical, put-to-workable information on what it really takes to land a spot at the top of the corporate leaderboard.Subtitled “The 4 Behaviors That Transform Ordinary People into World-Class Leaders,” the book is based on extensive research that was featured in a 2017 issue of Harvard Business Review. But not to worry; it’s far from a lofty dissertation that only a Ph.D. can understand. The authors lay out, using real-life examples, four key “CEO genome” behaviors they’ve found to be present in all successful CEOs and provide in-depth but simply stated steps for putting the behaviors to work in real life (yours).The book begins by poo-pooing conventional wisdom; it’s not necessary, for instance, to be an Ivy League grad or an egomaniac. And surprise (at least to me, who grew up with the notion that if I worked hard I’d get noticed and get ahead), work ethic plays no role in the likelihood of becoming a CEO. Still another? Future CEOs typically have held from eight to 11 positions in four to six companies. So much for the late 1950s CW that job-hopping is a sure-fire career ender (if I recall correctly, anything less than five years at one place was a no-no).Interspersed throughout are nuggets I found especially noteworthy, such as that it’s better to make a decision that’s potentially bad than to make no decision at all. Or this one, which struck a chord with me, no doubt in light of the current political climate: “When you are a leader, most things that go wrong are not directly your fault - but they are always your responsibility.“Chapters end with “key takeaways,” and at the finish line are a ton of endnotes, arranged by chapter for easy reference. Here’s my own takeaway: If you’ve got your eye on becoming a CEO of any size company - or just want to emulate the behaviors of those who have been there, done that - this book is a must. Many thanks to the publisher (via NetGalley) for the opportunity to read an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.(less) flag 6 likes · Like · comment · see review Jun 18, 2018 Alexander Rivas rated it really liked it Shelves: 2018-books-read I read this book because it was one of the two books chosen for “The Next Big Idea” book club. This book gave me a new view of what a CEO looks like instead of what is usually portrayed on mass media. Most of the book is about four behaviors CEO’s have with tons of case studies supporting those behaviors. Anyone needing a more clear and real-world view of what a CEO looks like, this is the book to read. flag 4 likes · Like · comment · see review Jan 17, 2019 Maciej Nowicki rated it it was amazing The CEO Next Door is based on over 10 years of research into 18,000 professional reports of pre-selected candidates, high-level jobs mostly in billion-dollar companies. The book focuses on CEOs with research separating candidates who turned out to be good leaders as CEOs and those who turned out to be outstanding performers. It does bring to every reader the secrets of the most successful people in business to help you learn from the best so that you can tailor your approach to individual situations no matter how you define it.Naturally, we absorb from observing and imitating those around us, those who have mastered the skills we desire. We look at people who have made it and try to figure out and replicate the secrets of their success. Nevertheless, we see, on the surface, just a fraction of the full picture of each professional journey. They are so unique that it’s hard to know what can be generalised and what’s unique to that individual. On the other hand, it might be just pure luck.So what are the repeatable lessons from the most successful people that we can learn from?There are things that, while not easy, can be flexed and built over time. And, as the book underlines, there are 4 qualities that are crucial in order to become an outstanding leader and a CEO. The first is decisiveness – moving with speed and conviction. The next one is reliable delivery, so putting things in place, being trustworthy and of performing consistently well. Adaptability, which means being future-oriented and proactively adapting your company to needs that are fluctuating in the market. The last one is engaging…(if you like to read my full review please visit my blog https://leadersarereaders.blog/the-ce…) (less) flag 3 likes · Like · comment · see review Mar 13, 2018 Cyndi Elliott rated it really liked it The CEO Next Door was one I thought I’d struggle with but as one of my #leaderbox titles I had to commit to it. Once I got past the title and the first 50 pages I found a wealth of information from understanding what it takes to be a successful leader to identifying the keys to acing high profile interviews and efficient networking. This is a book for anyone who aspires to climb to the next wrung of their career even if you don’t intend on being CEO. flag 3 likes · Like · comment · see review Feb 17, 2018 Monnie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition Back in the Dark Ages when I conducted employee development seminars on variety of topics, I made it a point to provide participants with a take-home list of resources - mostly books. If I made such a list today, for sure this one would be on it. It’s jam-packed with practical, put-to-workable information on what it really takes to land a spot at the top of the corporate leaderboard.Subtitled “The 4 Behaviors That Transform Ordinary People into World-Class Leaders,” the book is based on extensive research that was featured in a 2017 issue of Harvard Business Review. But not to worry; it’s far from a lofty dissertation that only a Ph.D. can understand. The authors lay out, using real-life examples, four key “CEO genome” behaviors they’ve found to be present in all successful CEOs and provide in-depth but simply stated steps for putting the behaviors to work in real life (yours).The book begins by poo-pooing conventional wisdom; it’s not necessary, for instance, to be an Ivy League grad or an egomaniac. And surprise (at least to me, who grew up with the notion that if I worked hard I’d get noticed and get ahead), work ethic plays no role in the likelihood of becoming a CEO. Still another? Future CEOs typically have held from eight to 11 positions in four to six companies. So much for the late 1950s CW that job-hopping is a sure-fire career ender (if I recall correctly, anything less than five years at one place was a no-no).Interspersed throughout are nuggets I found especially noteworthy, such as that it’s better to make a decision that’s potentially bad than to make no decision at all. Or this one, which struck a chord with me, no doubt in light of the current political climate: “When you are a leader, most things that go wrong are not directly your fault - but they are always your responsibility.“Chapters end with “key takeaways,” and at the finish line are a ton of endnotes, arranged by chapter for easy reference. Here’s my own takeaway: If you’ve got your eye on becoming a CEO of any size company - or just want to emulate the behaviors of those who have been there, done that - this book is a must. Many thanks to the publisher (via NetGalley) for the opportunity to read an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.(less) flag 2 likes · Like · comment · see review Mar 04, 2019 Shubhi Saxena rated it it was amazing Loved this book even though I am just 2 years into my career. Extremely data-driven and with spot-on real life examples. Although some parts might be irrelevant for people in early stage of their careers, this book still has a lot of insight to offer on what skills to develop, what kind of roles to take up and what mistakes to avoid as you progress in your career. flag 2 likes · Like · comment · see review Jan 16, 2018 Mark Hanson rated it liked it · review of another edition Shelves: self-improvement, work, leadership, business For those pursuing administration as a profession, there would be some good general lessons about approaching that field. While it is fairly narrowly tailored to that audience, most leaders would probably find some benefit from the material. flag 2 likes · Like · comment · see review Jan 05, 2019 Omkar rated it it was amazing This book provides many crucial guidelines and rare insights into the overpacked life of countless CEO’s. A must-read for anybody who wants to lead someday, no matter in which phase of life you currently are. flag 2 likes · Like · comment · see review Jun 26, 2018 La Donna rated it it was amazing · review of another edition An interesting dissection of leaders, pitfalls, and game changers. flag 2 likes · Like · comment · see review Aug 02, 2018 Alexandra rated it it was amazing If you want to be a leader in a business you should probably read this.Planning resources, growth suggestions, pitfall admonishment, hard numbers to back it all up. flag 2 likes · Like · comment · see review Jan 07, 2019 Deedi (DeediReads) Brown rated it it was ok · review of another edition Shelves: i-own-it, next-big-idea-club All my reviews can be seen at https://deedireads.com/.I read this book as one of the selections of the Next Big Idea Club, which I highly recommend if you like to read nonfiction. Unfortunately, though, I just didn’t really get into this book. Maybe it’s because I’m not at the point in my career where I’m looking for advice on how to become a CEO, but it just didn’t hold my attention very well.The concept of the book is certainly interesting. The authors are C-suite headhunters who ran a research project with a ton of data points to find the qualities common to the most successful CEOs.Their research shows that many people can be (and are) good CEOS, not just the archetypes like Steve Jobs or Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk. They break down the four main qualities and then give practical advice on how to hone these qualities in yourself. They also support their ideas with many, many examples of real people in real situations.Here’s what I think: These authors had so, so much data, and so, so many stories, and they really wanted to get as much of that in as possible. They could have put this information and advice into a long-form article and been just as convincing. But they would have had to take out some supporting stories and examples. I like stories and examples, but I think this just had too much.Maybe if I had my eye on a CEO-shaped future, I would have been more engaged. But for me, it was just hard to stay engaged. (less) flag 1 like · Like · comment · see review Jan 04, 2019 Cindy rated it it was amazing Shelves: netgalley, business This is a very strong leadership book - especially sections 1 and 3 (section 2 was brief and I didn’t find as much value in it). I highlighted many passages and took numerous notes - my common measure for how I rank a business read. The concepts aren’t rocket science. In fact you may know most of what you will read but the book emphasizes the skills and behaviors most important to increasing your probability of making it to the CEO’s office. It provides strong practicable advice on how to develop these skills and I also found it very motivational.The book focuses heavily on larger corporations and CEOs but the lessons and tips are very applicable to leaders at any level in any size organization. At the end of each section there is a summary but equally valuable is a highlighted section on tips based on the material in the chapter. In addition to the summaries and tips there are also great questions interspersed throughout each chapter to ask yourself to help you to continue to develop your own leadership mojo. Read this one! (less) flag 1 like · Like · comment · see review Dec 20, 2018 Matt Cannon rated it really liked it This was a good book showing that some of the everyday people that you wouldn’t maybe expect can actually make some of the best CEO’s. This book is heavily rooted in data in that they’ve reviewed in-depth questionnaires, interviewed company stakeholders, CEO’s themselves and surveys on the effectiveness of the leaders. The book acts as a framework for anyone interested in understanding the process that CEO’s go through, decisions they have to make and the qualities that are present in those that …more flag 1 like · Like · comment · see review Apr 08, 2018 Wally Bock rated it really liked it · review of another edition 23 notes & 100 highlights The CEO Next Door: The 4 Behaviors That Transform Ordinary People into World-Class Leaders by Elena L. Botelho, Kim R. Powell, and Tahl Raz shares solid experience and research-based advice about how to do a better job in a leadership position, how to climb to a senior position, and what to do and how to avoid common pitfalls when you become a CEO. It’s worth reading despite a title that overpromises and some language that is simply silly.See my full review at http://www.threestarleadership.com/ …more flag 1 like · Like · comment · see review Nov 17, 2018 Moon Talukdar rated it it was amazing This book is for every professional who wants or not to become a ceo, but to simply advance in your career and to learn some great leadership qualities. Examples of some exceptional CEO’s who’s situations were pretty much similar to us today but no easy. Many of us just look at our reasons not to get the taste of success, be it lack of a degree from reputed schools or family legacy or our own background, but these all doesn’t count if you have a zeal to lead flag 1 like · Like · comment · see review Sep 27, 2018 William Anderson rated it it was amazing While having a slow start and delivering little value for the first quarter of the book, momentum thereafter builds rapidly with powerful anecdotes, consolidated takeaways and empowering advice. While geared towards current CEOs this book is perhaps even more valuable in the hands of middle managers with high aspirations. It can help guide them towards the CEO role at a point where veering vs pivots is still effective in their careers and lives. flag 1 like · Like · comment · see review Mar 23, 2018 Lawrence Chen rated it really liked it · review of another edition I just love things based upon stat and knowledge. I got this book before it ever published, (March 7th, 2018, one day before the publishing in Amazon bookstore) I heard a short introduction of this book at Knowledge@Wharton(Leadership Category) . Though, they still talk about big-sense, but at least these big-sense were based upon stat, they are thoughtful ideas instead of speculations.Risk-Taking, quick decision making and collective horizon form a basic guidline of Leaders. flag 1 like · Like · comment · see review May 20, 2018 Alvin Soh rated it it was amazing · review of another edition Succinct book that every aspiring CEO should readClear, succinct, practical, and well-backed by research. Well organized that after reading, it is easy to remember. Highly recommended for every aspiring CEO! flag 1 like · Like · comment · see review Jun 26, 2018 Vlad rated it liked it The authors suggest that there are a few core behaviors that successful CEOs exhibit. They came to this conclusion by conducting 2,600 topgrade interviews (as part of their executive recruiting firm’s efforts), analyzing the data, and correlating data to post-hire performance. Seems like a reasonable methodology, I can’t find a major flaw in it.And yet, this book underwhelms. At times, I was annoyed by the frequent references to the authors’ consulting business. The conflict of interest got in …more flag Like · comment · see review Sep 14, 2018 Nessy Dimitrova rated it liked it Shelves: why-so-complicated, not-sure-about-it, love-the-cover, blinked-and-gone-blinkist, book-that-stands-out-alone I read this book thanks to Blinkist.It is packed with good advice, but written in the most boring & confusing way. I had to re-read multiple passages twice to get to the core idea, which was annoying.The key message in these blinks:CEOs aren’t superhuman. In fact, they’re just regular people who’ve developed certain skills that allow them to climb ranks in the workplace. Being decisive, consistent, committed and reliable are all fundamental traits of a CEO. Having a well-planned system in pl …more flag Like · comment · see review Dec 31, 2018 Kimball rated it liked it Shelves: nonfiction, post-college, business, audio-books This was a decent book. Here are my notes:A candidate with a strong accent is 12 times less likely to be hired as a CEO.Under pressure you don’t rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training.CEOs fail to teach accountability because they aren’t accountable to their employees.CEOs should marry corporate and date the field.The thing that separates good Navy SEAL officers and great Navy SEAL officers are the great ones demonstrate humility.Great CEOs are ones that navigate the unknow …more flag Like · comment · see review Dec 09, 2018 Mark Nichols rated it really liked it Shelves: management-and-development A very useful book, steeped with good suggestions. I found reading it a good way of gaining the CEO’s perspective. At the book’s heart are the four behaviours: Decide; Engage for Impact; Relentless Reliability; and Adapt Boldly. All are very well described and are worth developing. The fifth star is missed because, as with many books of this genre, it is simply too long. Parts seem padded out. Some of the narratives and anecdotes are unnecessary… but, perhaps that’s just me. I prefer just the …more flag Like · comment · see review Nov 15, 2018 Robby Grabow rated it really liked it My company retained ghSMART for 360 reviews and I was impressed with their thorough process. When I heard about the CEO Next Door I was intrigued to learn the themes from the analysis of their survey database.This is a solid book - not a page turner or particularly well written - but it has a number of keen insights for aspiring leaders who one day desire to hold the CEO title.The book details four main attributes that a CEO must master to succeed:1) Decisiveness - willingness to be swift in ma …more flag Like · comment · see review Aug 04, 2018 Darci Isherwood rated it really liked it It is important to me to mix up what I read so I’m still learning though I’m done with traditional education. This book is from a professional book club that I recently joined. It’s interesting to read the research put into finding out what makes a successful CEO. While there is no “perfect” leader, there are the right people at the right time to lead different organizations. This book will help you be ready when your right opportunity presents itself. flag Like · comment · see review Mar 16, 2018 Daniel Richardson rated it really liked it This book has a lot of insight for leadership. Though I do not necessarily work in “corporate America,” the points about managing the different leadership roles throughout your career are great. You can relate just about everything to a corporation. Whether you’re running a small business, a nonprofit, or a household. You still have similar types of stakeholders that you are accountable to. This book addresses how to manage your relationships with those stakeholders. flag Like · comment · see review Sep 01, 2018 Paul Miller rated it it was ok Grabber title and compelling theme - informed by research, what 4 characteristics do make a successful leader/CEO? You’ll leave the read better for the experience BUT you’ll wonder why it took an entire book to represent what could be in a single article. I found myself skimming the 2nd half of the book - I’d already gotten the gist. flag Like · comment · see review Nov 17, 2018 Gregg R. rated it really liked it As a CEO, I really enjoyed the first section: I’m a founder/CEO of a growing company. I loved the first section of the book which emphasized four qualities of effective leaders: Decisiveness, Engaging for Impact, Relentless reliability, Adapting boldly. Section two and three were not as relevant to my situation but still interesting. flag Like · comment · see review Dec 17, 2018 Rachel Marie rated it it was amazing I read this for work and really enjoyed it. I am currently the supervisor of outreach for my library. While I don’t know if I’ll ever be an official CEO I would like to manage a branch one day. A lot of the information is really useful for anyone who wants to manage people, work with a budget and be in charge. Highly recommended. flag Like · comment · see review Mar 14, 2019 Rodrigo Ruben rated it really liked it The book explain the characteristics of a successful CEO and how they can interact with everyone involved int the company to be successful. I found that some of their insights can be applied to any kind of leader. flag Like · comment · see review « previous 1 2 next » . new topic Discuss This Book There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Be the first to start one » .