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The Corner Office
Adam Bryant
3.75 (695 Reviews)
Leadership
Business
Career
Panoramica
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Discover how 70+ elite CEOs like Steve Ballmer and Tony Hsieh navigate leadership. What's the surprising trait shared by top executives? Not experience, but "passionate curiosity" - a revelation from Adam Bryant's 500+ interviews that's reshaping corporate success strategies worldwide.

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Leadership's Hidden Patterns: What Makes Corner Office Thinkers Different

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What separates extraordinary leaders from merely competent ones? It's rarely what conventional wisdom suggests. After interviewing over seventy CEOs across industries, a fascinating pattern emerges-five essential qualities that truly differentiate those who reach the highest levels. These aren't genetic gifts but developed traits forged through attitude and discipline. The most successful executives aren't necessarily the smartest or most technically skilled. Instead, they possess something more fundamental: a unique way of approaching challenges, people, and opportunities that creates exceptional results. Their collective wisdom forms a leadership masterclass that's as practical as it is profound-one that has influenced business titans like Warren Buffett, who cited this research as transformative to how he evaluates executive talent.

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Passionate Curiosity and Battle-Hardened Confidence: The Foundation of Leadership

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Team Smarts: Orchestrating Collective Genius

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The Power of Simplicity: Clarity in Complexity

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Fearlessness: Challenging What Works

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Creating Cultures Where Excellence Thrives

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The Leadership Journey: Bringing Out Others' Best

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