I ran The Power Seat masterclass yesterday. 13 CEOs from five continents. Companies ranging from 10 to 1,000 people. Biotech founders, PE-backed operators, nonprofit leaders, a premium haircare brand CEO in London, a filter systems MD in Düsseldorf. And within minutes, the whole room went somewhere I didn't plan for. I had a structure. I always do. But the room took over. And honestly, that's what's supposed to happen when you put that many leaders in one space and give them permission to be real about what the seat actually feels like. Here's what we got into. Board dynamics and why the relationship with your chair matters more than anything that happens in the actual meeting. How to stop being the person your team waits on to fix everything, when you're the one who accidentally trained them to do exactly that. The tension between the CEO who got you here and the version the business needs next. And a surprisingly raw conversation about what it takes to be transparent when the culture around you isn't built for it. None of it was surprising. That's what happens every time I put CEOs in a room together and take away the performance pressure. The mask comes off fast. So why am I telling you all this? Because you registered for a reason. And I don't think that reason went away just because Thursday did. Something about the topic landed. I don't want that to disappear just because the day got away from you. Two things I can offer. First, I recorded the session. If you'd like the replay, just reply to this email saying "RECORDING" and I'll send it over. It's worth watching. Even without the live interaction, you'll hear patterns that I guarantee you'll recognise in your own leadership. Second, and this is the thing I'd really encourage. Book a call with me. Just a conversation about whatever's sitting in your CEO seat right now. The people who showed up today walked away with something. I'd like to give you that too, except tailored entirely to you. Book a call here: https://calendly.com/andreapetrone/discovery-call-with-andrea And if you want to go deeper on any of this, my book comes out October 22nd with Wiley. A lot of what we covered today sits at the heart of it: https://www.reinventionatthetop.com/preorder Thank you. Andrea Petrone London, UK | +44 7702 518339 |
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