The Changing Role of the CEO
42mAdvanced2022-09-23
Authors

Lisa Osborne Ross
Chief Executive Officer (U.S.) at Edelman
Course details
"Going back to normal" is not a smart approach for today's organizations. Senior executives and CEOs need to adapt their strategies, leadership approaches, roles, and responsibilities for the post-pandemic organization. In this course, Edelman US CEO, Lisa Osborne Ross, shares real-world advice and strategies for leading the workforce of the future. Lisa explains how belief-driven employees and purpose-driven consumers have fueled the rise of stakeholder capitalism, as well as how you can identify new opportunities for community partnership. She goes over empathy, vulnerability, and curiosity as essential human skills for today’s CEOs, then dives into how to up-level your employee communications and re-think workplace flexibility. She also highlights ways you can build a strong talent pipeline by identifying the right talent at the right moment, growing leaders from within, and leveraging opportunities for internal and external mobility in your career.
Skills covered
Executive LeadershipLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Why the role of the CEO must change
1. The Rise of Stakeholder Capitalism
- 02 - Belief-driven employees
- 03 - Purpose-driven consumers
- 04 - Community members
2. Essential Human Skills for Today's CEO
- 05 - Empathy as a CEO
- 06 - Vulnerability as a CEO
- 07 - Curiosity as a CEO
3. What Works for Work Flexibility
- 08 - Communication is key
- 09 - Human-centric people management
- 10 - Getting hybrid right
4. What Works for a Strong Talent Pipeline
- 11 - Right talent, right moment
- 12 - Growing leaders from within
- 13 - Seeing opportunities in the great resignation
Conclusion
- 14 - The evolution of the CEO