Business Success Takes More than Just Effort: An Interview With Mr. X
20 June 2009
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Mr. X is the CEO of a Silicon Valley corporation—and he is a multimillionaire.
It takes a tremendous amount of drive, determination and focus to get to his level of success, and in this interview, Mr. X tells us exactly what that means. Unlike many other businessmen, he isn’t afraid to discuss the “nitty-gritty” elements of the business ladder.
This is an honest interview with someone right smack in the middle of the business world. If you’re looking for a sugarcoated version, this isn’t the interview for you because Mr. X doesn’t hold many things back.
Key Concepts
- When to fail on purpose—and why
- The essential things you must do and look for when putting together a driven, business-hungry management team
- Why you should never hire anyone who’s worked as a policeman, CIA, FBI or in the field of intelligence operations
- Why face-to-face meetings are infinitely more important than background checks when hiring executives
- After you’ve put together a good management team, how to maintain teamwork and productivity in a fast and ever-changing marketplace
- Why you should make sure your employees have the same drive and business philosophies you have
- What a “reference group” is and why you should “live, sleep, wine and dine” in one
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