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Why the Obvious CEO Hire Is So Often the Wrong One
What if the same leader, running the same playbook, could fail in one place and win big in another?
That's the question at the heart of my conversation with Jim Citrin, who has spent three decades at the top of the executive search world placing and advising CEOs. Jim is also one of my mentors, so we go past the usual hiring talk into what actually decides whether a leader succeeds: fit. We trace the Bill Perez story across Nike and Wrigley, why the surprising hire is so often the right one, and how aspiring leaders break the permission paradox.
Why there's no single mold for a great leader…
The skinny
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