Book: Lonely at the Top

It's lonely at the top. Executives of large companies are faced with growing social pressure due to climate policy, an ageing population and polarisation, while the pressure to make a profit and simply survive remains undiminished. They are rewarded handsomely, but are also punished harshly when things go wrong - which creates uncertainty. At the same time, they often seem unaware of what is really going on in the organisation; important signals do not reach them. This book aims to show what happens behind the closed doors of the boardroom by means of a parable about Sebas, CEO of a multinational. The authors describe how the unwritten rules of the game around the Board of Directors lead to tensions that remain under the table and demystify the role of the CEO. 'Lonely at the Top' is a plea for a new way of thinking in which we normalise the handling of power and reward vulnerability at the top, while taking blind spots as a starting point.

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