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The board fight

What does a CEO do when the board disagrees with them?

Disagreement in the room where you cannot show fear.

  • My board and I disagreed about the number, and I was the one who was wrong

    Fourteen months into her first CEO job, hired not founded, she defended a 40% growth plan to a board that wanted 22%. She won the argument in March and missed the number in November. What she would do differently is not what you would expect.

    The Promoted Specimen A 180-person PE-backed services firm 6 min
    • 180 headcount
    • 40% growth plan i defended
    • 22% growth the board proposed
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