You might wonder how I am writing an article on ‘The road to becoming a CEO’, without having experienced the position myself. The CEO that I will discuss is not the ‘Chief Executive Officer’ of an organisation, but a ‘Chief Effectiveness Officer’. Become a ‘Chief Effectiveness Officer’; continue to put in your best effort day after day — one day you will be on ‘The road to becoming a Chief Executive Officer’.
Everyone feels that he/she is very effective at the workplace. We do not know what effectiveness is; and hence, we should ask and imitate those who practise it. As we are ignorant about effectiveness, our ignorance rubs off on people who come in contact with us; for example, subordinates, colleagues, supervisors, officers and managers. This in turn, makes them ineffectual. It is often said that the quality of people in an organisation determine its quality. If each and every person does not give his/her best in terms of efficiency and effectiveness, the organisation will cease to be profitable, and subsequently, perish.
Thus, irrespective of our position in an organisation, we need to be extremely result oriented. |