{"id":11467,"date":"2022-10-28T15:26:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T14:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/?p=11467"},"modified":"2022-10-31T09:55:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T09:55:00","slug":"your-role-as-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/de\/your-role-as-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Your role as CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row full_width=“stretch_row“ el_class=“dark“][vc_column][vc_column_text]Written by our CEO, Peter Rabey<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Serving as a CEO can be all-consuming and certainly at points, an isolated position. I have had the opportunity to learn from hundreds of CEOs at different events, in books and on podcasts, and one of the biggest takeaways is that each person will be doing a slightly different version of the role depending on the organisation they are running.<\/p>\n

From setting the strategy, aligning the leadership team, shaping the culture, communicating the vision, to running the monthly board meetings and being responsible for the overall performance of the business, the role of a CEO doesn\u2019t come without pressure to get everything right.<\/p>\n

One of my opening lines on\u00a0The Leadership Learns podcast<\/a>\u00a0is \u201cWhen we open up about our own experiences, we give others permission to do the same.\u201d Learning from other CEOs\u2019 challenges and how they learnt from failures has been just as impactful as knowing the strategies and methodologies that worked.<\/p>\n

My top 3 picks this week from the podcast are from David Gandy, Founder of\u00a0David Gandy Wellwear<\/a>, Best-selling author\u00a0David Burkus<\/a>, and\u00a0Janosch Amstutz<\/a>, Founder and Chief Executive of Beem.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=“Risk taking \u2013 David Gandy“ font_container=“tag:h2|font_size:18|text_align:left“ use_theme_fonts=“yes“][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Being CEO of a company often means getting comfortable with making tough decisions.<\/p>\n

Almost everything can be a risk if you make it one. Deciding when to hire, introducing new technology systems, or even moving offices all have the potential to be the wrong decision. It\u2019s important to make informed risks, not reckless ones. Back your risks by research, data, trends, and demand, and trust your gut feeling about the industry.<\/p>\n

Give your team confidence to take risks too.<\/p>\n

When you\u2019re growing your team, you\u2019ll be hiring to fill gaps where your personal strengths may fall short. If you\u2019re hiring a social media manager then social media is their field and specialty, but it may not be yours. Not only is it important for employees to trust you, but it\u2019s equally as important for you to trust them.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_video link=“https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B3prWuHR6mA“][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=“Building employee\u2019s trust – David Burkus“ font_container=“tag:h2|font_size:18|text_align:left“ use_theme_fonts=“yes“][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

As a CEO, you need your employees to trust you. To create a workplace where employees enjoy their job and innovation isn\u2019t restrained, trust should be a priority.<\/p>\n

Set clear expectations, but let your employees know you trust them. Empower employees\u00a0<\/strong>to share ideas, express opinions, and offer solutions. Create a team where people can be their authentic selves and you\u2019ll hear new ideas you haven\u2019t even thought of.<\/p>\n

As a leader, you\u2019re often a role model too, so lead by example.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_video link=“https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0lL12dMVCxc“][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=“Communication the vision – Janosch Amstutz“ font_container=“tag:h2|font_size:18|text_align:left“ use_theme_fonts=“yes“][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Your company\u2019s vision is one of the main motivating factors for your team.<\/p>\n

Your vision defines your company\u2019s goals and ambitions and should be ingrained into your organisation\u2019s culture and environment.<\/p>\n

Vision can establish a benchmark, provide direction to where the organization wants to be in X number of years. The purpose of setting such a vison is twofold: to create a long-term strategy for where the company is going and secondly, to align everyone around the company\u2019s direction.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_video link=“https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yEva4TjfjcY“][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

\n

Sign up to the weekly Leadership Learns<\/a> newsletter and stay informed on the latest trends in leadership!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row full_width=“stretch_row“ el_class=“dark“][vc_column][vc_column_text]Written by our CEO, Peter Rabey.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Serving as a CEO can be all-consuming and certainly at points, an isolated position. I have had…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,715],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-insights","category-thought-leadership"],"yoast_head":"\nYour role as CEO - X4 Technology<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Serving as a CEO can be all-consuming and certainly at points, an isolated position. Check out these 3 tips to develop your learning within this role!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/your-role-as-ceo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"de_DE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Your role as CEO - X4 Technology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Serving as a CEO can be all-consuming and certainly at points, an isolated position. Check out these 3 tips to develop your learning within this role!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/your-role-as-ceo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"X4 Technology\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-10-28T14:26:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-10-31T09:55:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/10\/This-Week-in-Leadership-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"655\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"dchurch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"dchurch\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 Minuten\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/your-role-as-ceo\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/your-role-as-ceo\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"dchurch\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/37c7cd74386b30bccf2a6c70b6e397e3\"},\"headline\":\"Your role as CEO\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-10-28T14:26:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-10-31T09:55:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/your-role-as-ceo\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":721,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/your-role-as-ceo\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/18\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/This-Week-in-Leadership-1.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Insights\",\"Thought Leadership\"],\"inLanguage\":\"de-DE\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/your-role-as-ceo\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/your-role-as-ceo\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/your-role-as-ceo\\\/\",\"name\":\"Your role as CEO - X4 Technology\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/your-role-as-ceo\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/your-role-as-ceo\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/18\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/This-Week-in-Leadership-1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-10-28T14:26:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-10-31T09:55:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/37c7cd74386b30bccf2a6c70b6e397e3\"},\"description\":\"Serving as a CEO can be all-consuming and certainly at points, an isolated position. Check out these 3 tips to develop your learning within this role!\",\"inLanguage\":\"de-DE\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/your-role-as-ceo\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"de-DE\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/your-role-as-ceo\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/18\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/This-Week-in-Leadership-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/18\\\/2022\\\/10\\\/This-Week-in-Leadership-1.png\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":655},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"X4 Technology\",\"description\":\"Technology Recruitment Specialists\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"de-DE\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/37c7cd74386b30bccf2a6c70b6e397e3\",\"name\":\"dchurch\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.x4-technology.com\\\/de\\\/author\\\/dchurch\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Your role as CEO - X4 Technology","description":"Serving as a CEO can be all-consuming and certainly at points, an isolated position. Check out these 3 tips to develop your learning within this role!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/your-role-as-ceo\/","og_locale":"de_DE","og_type":"article","og_title":"Your role as CEO - X4 Technology","og_description":"Serving as a CEO can be all-consuming and certainly at points, an isolated position. Check out these 3 tips to develop your learning within this role!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/your-role-as-ceo\/","og_site_name":"X4 Technology","article_published_time":"2022-10-28T14:26:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-10-31T09:55:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":655,"url":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/10\/This-Week-in-Leadership-1.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"dchurch","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"dchurch","Est. reading time":"3 Minuten"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/your-role-as-ceo\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/your-role-as-ceo\/"},"author":{"name":"dchurch","@id":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/#\/schema\/person\/37c7cd74386b30bccf2a6c70b6e397e3"},"headline":"Your role as CEO","datePublished":"2022-10-28T14:26:09+00:00","dateModified":"2022-10-31T09:55:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/your-role-as-ceo\/"},"wordCount":721,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/your-role-as-ceo\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/10\/This-Week-in-Leadership-1.png","articleSection":["Insights","Thought Leadership"],"inLanguage":"de-DE","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/your-role-as-ceo\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/your-role-as-ceo\/","url":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/your-role-as-ceo\/","name":"Your role as CEO - X4 Technology","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/your-role-as-ceo\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/your-role-as-ceo\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/10\/This-Week-in-Leadership-1.png","datePublished":"2022-10-28T14:26:09+00:00","dateModified":"2022-10-31T09:55:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/#\/schema\/person\/37c7cd74386b30bccf2a6c70b6e397e3"},"description":"Serving as a CEO can be all-consuming and certainly at points, an isolated position. Check out these 3 tips to develop your learning within this role!","inLanguage":"de-DE","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/your-role-as-ceo\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"de-DE","@id":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/your-role-as-ceo\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/10\/This-Week-in-Leadership-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/10\/This-Week-in-Leadership-1.png","width":1200,"height":655},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/","name":"X4 Technology","description":"Technology Recruitment Specialists","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"de-DE"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/#\/schema\/person\/37c7cd74386b30bccf2a6c70b6e397e3","name":"dchurch","url":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/de\/author\/dchurch\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11467"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11475,"href":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11467\/revisions\/11475"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.x4-technology.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}