The Fatal Boardroom Mistake CEOs Make: #1 Red Flag

Ajouté : 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]That was a red flag that we had. So, as part of our research, we also spoke with PE firm CEOs, managing directors, operating partners. And one of the questions that we asked them was, you know, what's a red flag for you in the first 6-9 months that you see a CEO in role that that may cause concern? And Tabo just touched on it, and it was, you know, trying to control everything. So, if they're doing all the talking in a board meeting, and they're either not inviting their leadership team, or the leadership team is just sitting there and they're not really allowed to talk, that's a red flag um that the CEO is really just trying to control too much and not building a scalable team that can then help scale that organization.

[00:00:36]You know, it it it's comical, so this is meant as a joke, and and I wish I was was joking, but it's often So, there's uh there's a movie one of the one of the series in the Shrek movie, they had Rumplestiltskin. And I remember he was like this tyrant leader in this alternate alternate dimension. Bear with me, I am going somewhere with this. But, um he did one victory dance, and he was like, "Nobody's smart but me."