Do you want to be a boss, or a leader? Name five leaders (politics, business, religion, education, science, military, entertainment). * What one quality makes a great leader? * Name one true leader you’ve worked with – and why. * Let’s define the win for you. What is success? * Six-month win Two-year win Five-year win Ten-year win Career win Let’s define the win for your company. What is success? Six-month win Two-year win Five-year win Ultimate win. What’s changing in your business environment? * What needs to change in your company over the next two years? * What changes do you need to make in your style or the substance of your work? * Who’s running against you? Name three. * Who the hell are you? We don’t care what you’ve done; what we care about is how and why you did it. How do you decide big issues? * Why you? How are going to deliver a win for … • Peers? • Employees? • Boss/CEO? • BoD? • Shareholders? • Customers/Consumers? * Based on the situation you described for your organization (team or company), what is the change you represent? * What future do you represent for your organization and those groups above? * What does “do the doable” mean? * What does “move the movable” mean? * Who are/have been your mentors in your career? * Within your organization … • Who is your Hard Opposition? • Who is the Soft Opposition? • Who is undecided? • Who is the Soft Support? • Who are your Hard Support loyalists? * Who would you put in your fantasy kitchen cabinet (anybody in the world present or past)? Define the reason why for each one. * In your organization, who would you put on your core strategy group to meet the biggest challenge the company faces? Describe their qualities. * Given the change you say you represent and the win you say you will deliver, develop your 3X5 Card: HEADLINE * Support point #1 * Support point #2 * Support point #3 * Support point #4 * Crisis: A week after you have been named CEO, the company has been named by the FTC in a price-fixing investigation. You don’t know anything about it. The press named the previous CEO as “under investigation.” Your chief counsel says he thinks the charges are baseless, and, no matter what, you are in the clear personally. What are the first three things you will do as leader? * Security Code *