Sooner or later that plum position is going to become vacant at your workplace.
You know you?ll want it, but can you get it? Ask yourself: What?s my track record? Am I
smart enough in the right areas? Do people like working with me? Do they respect me? Would
they follow me if I were in charge?
Am I CEO material?
Any aspiring ladder-climber should be able to answer these questions?because,
without a doubt, the competition thinks it can.
In CEO Material, D. A. Benton shows you how to become highly visible and
absolutely indispensable to your organization.
You?ll learn how to project confidence, even when something hasn?t gone your
way. You?ll recognize the value of being a generalist, able to comprehend every facet of
your business?s structure and function. You?ll find out how to keep learning and growing
so that you never feel stuck, much less appear so to decision makers. And most
importantly, you?ll master four C?s that no true leader can be without:
- Confidence
- Constant Communication
- Craftsmanship
- Coworker Collaboration
Inside, you?ll find a lifetime of top-level professional development advice that
can make the difference. ?CEO Whisperer? D. A. Benton is your guide to doing what must be
done in order to make significant moves up the ladder. It?s not just about showing up;it?s
about having integrity, taking charge, accepting challenges, and making an ally out of
everyone you work with.
Conduct yourself like a CEO and you?ll be first in line for each new promotion
in your field. Transform yourself from an average employee to an indispensable corporate
player with the help of CEO Material.
D. A. (Debra) Benton is a bestselling author, speaker, and executive
coach in high demand. Her client list reads like a ?Who?s Who? of success stories, from
Campbell?s Soup and Dell Computer to McDonald?s and Time Warner. She has been featured in
Time, BusinessWeek, Fortune, and The New York Times and has appeared on Today, Good
Morning America, and CNN. Her bestselling books include Executive Charisma and How to Act
Like a CEO. Visit D. A. Benton at debrabenton.com.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: You have a good track record
Chapter 2: You never rely on your technical brilliance
Chapter 3: You don?t know enough
Chapter 4: You have fire in your belly.
Chapter 5: You feel broadly adequate.
Chapter 6: You can be trusted.
Chapter 7: You cause people to follow you even though they don?t have to.
Chapter 8: Be visible; accept the need to stand out.
Chapter 9: You Fit in.
Chapter 10: You develop others to take your job
Chapter 11: You listen more than you talk
Chapter 12: You are decisive
Chapter 13: You can take bad news well
Chapter 14: You are willing to make mistakes
Chapter 15: You manage your career and don?t let others do it
Chapter 16: Have your personal life in check
Chapter 17: The Leadership Foursome? Confidence, Craftsmanship, Constant
Communication, and Co-worker Collaboration
256 pages, Hardcover