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Sam Cece Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
September 7, 2008
Turn It Upside Down II
Greetings from London—I’m here with my team, who like to take advantage of their Yankee leader and jam-pack my schedule with prospect, customer and press meetings while I’m in town. I’m very excited to meet with the folks at some of the biggest companies (and Brands) in Europe. I love speaking with customers!
Since I’m a little off on my body clock, I thought that I’d post a quick follow-up entry to my last posting. I’ve received some very good comments/feedback about common traits among successful leaders. So far, I’ve received consistent feedback on two important traits:
Fierce sense of urgency:
Just look to the beginning of the Internet boom for this trait: Marc Andreessen & Jim Clark of Netscape. Larry Page and Sergey Brin of Google. Reid Hoffman, first dabbling with SocialNet, then PayPal and now at LinkedIn. How about the leadership at eBay? Amazon.com? Successful leaders instill a fierce sense of urgency in everything they do. Who else would you put into this category?
Persistence:
Apple boss, Steve Jobs is a great example of possessing this successful trait. Mr. Jobs is always on the forefront of trying new things and keeping his critics guessing. The iPod. iTunes. The new iPod. The iPhone. The new iPhone. MacBooks, iTunes subscription service, what next Apple TV? You never know, but one thing that you can be assured of, something is always brewing with Mr. Jobs and his team. Persistence = keeping at it. Pushing hard. Never giving up.
I believe that these two traits surely belong in our coveted Top 10 common traits among successful leaders. Please let me know your thoughts and ideas. We have eight more traits to go!
Posted by: Sam Cece at 6:29 PM
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