Arthur R. McFerrin, Author, The Executioner: Implementing Intangible, Elusive Success Principles

Despite the depth of talent one might possess, very few CEOs know much of what the high performance, intangible and non-urgent duties of a CEO actually are.  As a 40+ year CEO I can assure you that I didn’t know what my duties were the first 28 years in my own business.  After 25 years as a true entrepreneur I became very wealthy, but struggled with the businesses as my growth began to slow. Even though I had been searching diligently for my entire career, I didn’t understand the most effective, intangible duties of a CEO.