Rock Star CEO

Steve Ballmer and the Problem With Rock Star CEOs | To build a Great company, Rock ON
 
To be or Not to be... A Rock Star CEO. 
For old fashioned corporate honchos, Rock Star & CEO may be an oxymoron. 

• First of all, was Balmer really a Rock Star ? Was the image creation of media & also, may be, by Microsoft ?
• Microsoft missed the boat on search, on mobile, and on the cloud, thankfully did not miss on gaming with Xbox (my son is a proud owner!) 
• Or is it a problem with the culture at Microsoft, which does not develop leaders ?
• In the specific case of Balmer, wonder if he had a Coach

One of the most successful and flamboyant CEOs, Sir Richard Branson, says 'To Build A Great Company, Rock On'.  But, he gives a twist to it...

He says, 'as an entrepreneur, it is up to you to create the kind of workplace and company culture that will attract great talent'.

• Can professional CEO's ever step into the shoes of an entrepreneur, esp if his predecessor is someone like Bill Gates in the case of Balmer ( even Cook after Steve Jobs) ?
• Can Microsoft really stake claim to having 'great talent' or have they been riding on the "product", even though their product was indeed a 'service', software ? The fact they had such a dominant presence, did they really create a company culture like GE ?
• Of course, the beautiful "twist' Sir Branson gives is the CSR angle. Involve staff, during their official time, with the company's charity events. Let the event be a musical one... Is that not a wonderful thought ? 
• Very relevant to India when there is a renewed focus on CSR & iCSR (individual CSR, at employee level). 

Just ROCK ON!!


Steve Ballmer and the Problem With Rock Star CEOs | Inc.com

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