Corner Office -- Distilling the Wisdom of C.E.O.’s

New York Times
By Adam Bryant
Published: April 16, 2011

Interviews with more than 70 leaders for the Corner Office columns have shown some traits that successful executives share and look for when hiring.

The five essential ingredients?

• Passionate Curiosity
• Battle-Hardened Confidence
• Team Smarts
• A Simple Mind-Set
• Fearlessness.

This article was adapted from “The Corner Office: Indispensable and Unexpected Lessons From CEOs on How to Lead and Succeed,” by Adam Bryant, author of the weekly “Corner Office” column in The New York Times. Buy it at Amazon.com

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