109: The CEO’s Dilemma: Pressure vs. Privilege (Which Wins?)

There is more pressure than ever being put on CEOs in the world right now, from the financial crisis to the explosion of AI application in the workforce, it’s not easy. In this episode, Andrea talks about changing your mindset to help you deal with these challenges and offers some practical tips on what you can do to manage being a CEO in one of the most difficult periods in history.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Being a CEO today is very different to the past, many CEOs aren’t hopeful for the future.
• Recent surveys reflect that CEOs are under intense scrutiny from employees and boards and many of them are struggling with this pressure.
• Some believe we need to reevaluate the role of a CEO in these modern and demanding times.
• If leaders and CEOs can challenge their own mindsets, particularly around perceived complexity, they will be able to tackle the many difficulties presented to them as a modern CEO.
• Challenge what you perceive as a fact, it may just be your perception and that means it can be changed.

BEST MOMENTS

"We’re really going to talk about the future of a CEO”

“Being a CEO during these times, is not maybe viewed in the same way”

“2023 is a nightmare for even the toughest leader”

“It’s about changing your mindset in order to get a different possibility in your mind”

“Most of the things you perceive as a fact are just interpretations”

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Like the show? Please leave or write a review on your favourite podcast platform!

Let Andrea know your thoughts or share your comments via LinkedIn or via email

For more information on Andrea’s work and access to other valuable resources, please visit the website  

 If you don’t want to miss any episode and receive the full article in your inbox, subscribe today to our blog

Need more? Book a 30 min call here: https://calendly.com/andreapetrone/strategy-call-30.

ABOUT THE HOST

My name is Andrea Petrone. I'm a Human Performance and Leadership Advisor, Executive Coach and International Speaker. I help leaders and their teams to change their mindsets and master their leadership capabilities so they can achieve extraordinary performance. I've been in the corporate world for more than 20 years working globally - in 6 countries and 3 continents - for medium-large companies.