As managing partner at Boyden, one of the world's top executive search firms, Roger Duguay has interviewed countless people with big egos.
Over his Boyden career, Duguay has placed more than 100 people into executive, CEO, or board roles in both the private and public sectors . In that time, he's determined what qualities are necessary for a chief executive, and why anyone answering"9.5" for the question he asked Ricard is not going to end up in the role."If you are in the typical C-suite," Duguay said,"you have the CEO, and after that you have the team.
"If you're not able to tell me 5 to 10 big mistakes you've done in the last five years, something's really wrong with you," Duguay said.
RogerTDuguay You mean like Brian Ray from Garden of LIfe? Or Kim Vella of Tractor Supply? I can name hundreds.
RogerTDuguay So this begs the question then of why these egotistical CEOs were hired in the first place.