These leaders all come from different backgrounds and have run very different companies, from Procter & Gamble to Dunkin' Brands to LinkedIn. But they all agree on one thing: the No. 1 type of employee.
"I always took on new assignments," he told me during our interview. "I became known as the 'problem-solver' and was increasingly given career-advancing opportunities." My best starting advice is to keep a running list of every great customer experience you have. Identify what impressed you the most. Ask yourself: "How can I apply this to my current work and industry?"Nearly all the CEOs I talked to listed collaboration skills as one of their most desired traits in an employee. But successful collaboration is impossible unless everyone involved knows how to actively listen.