{"id":532,"date":"2014-11-10T15:16:50","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T21:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portfolio-perspectives.planview.com\/?p=532"},"modified":"2016-09-23T16:55:39","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T21:55:39","slug":"7-ceos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/7-ceos\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven CEOs Offer Perspectives and Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the few last months, there has been a lot of buzz online and social media about Joel Trammell\u2019s Forbes article. Targeted toward CEOs, these articles interview seven CEOs and provide insight into everything from the role of a CEO, lessons learned as well as advice for newly appointed CEOs. We\u2019ve gathered them here for easy access.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Continue reading \u201c7 CEOs Give Advice to First-Timers\u201d at Forbes.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/joeltrammell\/2014\/10\/07\/7-ceos-give-advice-to-first-timers\/\" target=\"_blank\">7 CEOs Give Advice to First-Timers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are absolutely no free lunches in being a first-time CEO,\u201d says Alan Knitowski, CEO of Phunware, in answer to my question for the third and last installation of this\u00a0<a title=\"CEO advice series: 7 CEOs Reveal Lessons Learned as a Chief Executive\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/joeltrammell\/2014\/09\/24\/7-ceos-reveal-lessons-learned-as-a-chief-executive\/\" target=\"_blank\">CEO advice series<\/a>, \u201cWhat advice would you give to professionals about to take on the CEO role for the first time?\u201d <a title=\"Continue reading \u201c7 CEOs Give Advice to First-Timers\u201d at Forbes.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/joeltrammell\/2014\/10\/07\/7-ceos-give-advice-to-first-timers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;7 CEOs Give Advice to First-Timers&#8221;<\/span> at Forbes.com<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Continue reading \u201c7 CEOs Reveal Lessons Learned as a Chief Executive\u201d at Forbes.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/joeltrammell\/2014\/09\/24\/7-ceos-reveal-lessons-learned-as-a-chief-executive\/\" target=\"_blank\">7 CEOs Reveal Lessons Learned as a Chief Executive<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this second part of my three-part series, our seven CEOs answered this question, \u201cWhat lessons have you learned from your current or previous CEO role(s)?\u201d Their advice ranges from being nimble and adaptive to cultivating teamwork to never stop fundraising, among many others.\u201d <a title=\"Continue reading \u201c7 CEOs Reveal Lessons Learned as a Chief Executive\u201d at Forbes.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/joeltrammell\/2014\/09\/24\/7-ceos-reveal-lessons-learned-as-a-chief-executive\/\" target=\"_blank\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;7 CEOs Reveal Lessons Learned as a Chief Executive&#8221;<\/span> at Forbes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Continue reading \u201c7 CEOs Weigh In: What Surprised You Most About The CEO Role?\u201d at Forbes.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/joeltrammell\/2014\/09\/09\/7-ceos-weigh-in-what-surprised-you-most-about-the-ceo-role\/\" target=\"_blank\">7 CEOs Weigh In: What Surprised You Most About The CEO Role?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis first article gives their answers to the question:\u00a0What surprised you most about the CEO role when you began your first CEO job?\u201d <a title=\"Continue reading \u201c7 CEOs Weigh In: What Surprised You Most About The CEO Role?\u201d at Forbes.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/joeltrammell\/2014\/09\/09\/7-ceos-weigh-in-what-surprised-you-most-about-the-ceo-role\/\" target=\"_blank\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;7 CEOs Weigh In: What Surprised You Most About The CEO Role?&#8221;<\/span> at Forbes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think about the recommendations offered by these seasoned CEOs? 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