Feature
Issue No. 38 - December/January 07/08
Geering\‘s guide to CEO excellence
by Pamela Brombal
Management mentor Adrian Geering is about to publish a new wealth of advice in a book that captures the experience of SA’s most prominent business people.
In Secrets of Successful CEOs Adrian shows he is a thorough-going mentor who’s not slow to challenge those on top – confronting CEOs’ paradigms about business, life, leadership, personal development and success.
He never hesitates to push CEOs to greater heights in both their personal lives and their business ventures.
It is difficult not to be inspired when Adrian speaks about his thoughts on life and business, learned over the past 20 years helping CEOs to leverage and transform their lives.
The author, speaker, business owner and former university lecturer, with a background in management, HR, sales and strategy has spent more than 18,000 hours coaching some of the world’s leading chief executives.
In 2003 he was named the World’s Best Chairman, Leader and Mentor by TEC International.
For Secrets of Successful CEOs, due for release in December, Adrian interviewed 19 of the nation’s best leaders, who have survived and thrived in this high pressure corporate environment.
“The most incredible thing I have found through my research and experience is that the CEO role is about leadership and helping people become effective leaders,” says Adrian.
“The speed of the leader (is) the speed of the pack. And not only that – how are you going to break from the pack?
“In today’s competitive environment, to break free from the pack you really need to be ahead of the game and building cultures.
“Leadership development, probably in its greatest and simplest element, is personal development. If I am going to lead a company, I have to grow as a leader, grow as an individual, grow my understanding of the business, and grow my effectiveness in the business.
“If I don’t do these things, how can the busines...
