086: How Should CEOs Spend Their Time?

The World Class Leaders Show: The CEO leadership podcast for leaders who solve big problems and build better futures. · May 24, 2023 · 10m

As a leader, are you spending enough time with your front-line teams and trying to understand what is and isn’t working in your business? In this episode, Andrea talks about how most CEOs spend their time and more importantly asks, how should they be spending it? Andrea also talks about research into the topic as well as real-life examples of what working with your front-line staff can do for your business, exhibited by companies such as Starbucks, Uber and Airbnb.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

70% of CEO’s time is spent in meetings, 6% with front-line teams and just 3% with customers.

Leadership teams won’t…