Böcker av Mario Pretorius

More lessons on common sense, ideas on getting more out of your position, and finding your CEO mojo. The Assault of compliance on common sense is relentless. So is stupidity. The fast pace of a changing business world is obscuring the use of common sense. The vagaries of 'business speak' obfuscate language. It is deemed barbaric not to use plain words to describe plans, actions and outcomes. A constant invention of terminology leaves a bewildering trail of confused translation of the intended meaning. To this the easily offended and the wayward business modeler add their distractions.How can common sense be found to cut through the increasing assault of compliance and similar distracting nonsense? After the good reception of Volume 1: The Unconventional CEO, the author dug a bit deeper under the scabs and scars of a profitable career as corporate (short) and entrepreneur (seemingly lifelong) career to find more lessons.The Return of the Unconventional CEO brings more trumping ideas, clarifying the mist of indecision with hard-won nuggets. The 60-odd chapters reflect experiences not found in popular management books or in polite management-speak conversations. If you liked the first volume, then you may find solace in some of these pages. It's cold and lonely of the bridge of the Ship of Fate, hopefully you will warm to some common sense with those 'a-ha!' moments when you are reminded that you knew that all along.

Even more common sense beyond conventional management thinking! At what point does your CEO instinct rebel against the latest business fad permeating your world? The latent common sense of the Captains of Industry should kick in early and hard; years of experience should have built bulwarks against the floods of academic slop constantly storm-surging over the landscape. The Newspeak and overthink of age-old problems inside of and outside the castle moat isn't simplifying the management thereof. This third volume of the Unconventional CEO series strikes hard at the heart of this darkness; common sense clarifies the understanding of issues. Common sense also 'simplicates' the solutions. All in all, this book perpetuates the belief and practice that the lessons from the trenches is more valuable than business school ideas. The seasoned CEO should find many dusted-off gems in these pages; reminders of the common sense that may have been rusting in their arsenal of experience. Aspiring leaders should revel in the discovery of already-learned lessons. Either way, the author's 30 year tenure as CEO of start-ups, listed and just managed companies shines a light into that foreboding corner of old-fashioned ideas that stood the test of time.