Stop being a bouncy CEO!

What do I mean by this?

Many CEOs are the ideas the people (I'm one of them so I get it).

It's how they inspire others to follow them.

It's how they get investors to invest.

It's how they come up with great ideas.

Unfortunately, it has downsides.

Some CEOs can't control it (remember, with great power comes great responsibility 😉) and they bounce from idea to idea leaving those behind them to be unsure which way to turn.

I often have clients who get caught in the whirlwind of this type of CEO and who are failing at their jobs because the CEO can't choose an idea and stick with it. One week they want a particular piece of research done, and the next that's out of the window and something shinier and newer takes it's place. The poor people around them are bouncing from instruction to instruction never knowing what plan is truly important, and never really finishing anything. This really affects their confidence as they then can't show they are able to complete anything.

Then they get the blame...

In all businesses new ideas are great. So is the ability to adapt and be spontaneous. But only when it serves the purpose of the business correctly.

Too many CEOs are brought in just because they sell the vision in the interview.

The sad fact is that once in the role they can't focus on a vision and see it through, adapting only when necessary.

This is particularly prevalent with CEOs with ADHD (many of them do and many are unaware they have it). ADHD is a superpower when you play to your strengths, but that means knowing what your strengths are and learning to create some structure and boundaries around the bits you aren't so good at.

If you are a CEO and recognise this bouncing trait in you then you need to get it sorted out so you can be the best version of you and truly inspire and enable those around you to do the same.