Recent events in Nigeria, particularly the long AWOL of the president and the interplay of forces it has thrown up has got me thinking again about what it is like being CEO.
I am not as particularly concerned with the many shades of opinions on what the president should have or should not have done as I am concerned about the actions/inactions and utterance/silence of Mr President himself.
The entire fiasco has led me to draw and reinforce the following conclusions:
- It's not about you; the organization, company wasn't created 'ços you are CEO, you are CEO 'cos the organization exists. If the organization isn't better off with you as CEO - quit!
- Character shows; eventually, character does show up. Character for me is being able to live beyond the human instinct. Under pressure, Mr President and the FEC have prooved to be just another group of sit-tights.
Conflict is Valuable; difficult situations throw up scenarios we never thought about. If we seize the opportunities, we can build better frameworks for our lives/organizations.
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