Why CEOs Fail

<p>Foreword by Ram Charan xi</p>
<p>Foreword by Robert Hogan xiii</p>
<p>Introduction xvii</p>
<p>CHAPTER ONE Arrogance: You re Right and Everybody Else Is Wrong 1</p>
<p>CHAPTER TWO Melodrama: You Always Grab the Center of Attention 13</p>
<p>CHAPTER THREE Volatility: Your Mood Shifts Are Sudden and Unpredictable 27</p>
<p>CHAPTER FOUR Excessive Caution: The Next Decision You Make May Be Your First 39</p>
<p>CHAPTER FIVE Habitual Distrust: You Focus on the Negatives 51</p>
<p>CHAPTER SIX Aloofness: You Disengage and Disconnect 63</p>
<p>CHAPTER SEVEN Mischievousness: You Know That Rules Are Only Suggestions 77</p>
<p>CHAPTER EIGHT Eccentricity: It s Fun to Be Different Just for the Sake of It 91</p>
<p>CHAPTER NINE Passive Resistance: Your Silence Is Misinterpreted as Agreement 103</p>
<p>CHAPTER TEN Perfectionism: You Get the Little Things Right While the Big Things Go Wrong 115</p>
<p>CHAPTER ELEVEN Eagerness to Please: You Want to Win Any Popularity Contest 127</p>
<p>CHAPTER TWELVE Why CEOs Succeed 139</p>
<p>Bibliography 151</p>
<p>Acknowledgments 157</p>
<p>About the Authors and CDR International 161</p>
<p>Index 165</p>