Of course, I don’t have the answers to these questions (why should I?), but I think a lot about #19.
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Twenty Questions I ask Myself
1. 20 Questions I Ask
Myself Every Day
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2. on weekdays
when I am at home, and not travelling, I get up early, get connected to the rest of
the organisation through mails and calls, do an hour of yoga, and then drive
to the office, arriving there around 10:00 a.m. I usually work until 8:00 p.m.
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3. I try to avoid
the traps that are so easy to fall into as a CEO
. The most dangerous one is thinking
you should know the answers to all questions that arise.
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4. how can I possibly know the
answers
to questions that have to do with customers, relationships, technologies, solutions, countries,
and offices that I have no direct involvement with?
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5. the world’s organizations
have been built on the idea that the CEO knows everything. If he does not know, he
should act as if he does. Today, everyone knows the CEO doesn’t know much, but
assuming that he should (or hoping that he does) is a very hard habit to break.
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6. I believe that
the CEO should be the Chief Question Asker, not the final provider of answers.
And so, especially during the early hours of the day, I ask the following questions of myself:
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7. Q1
Is my organization as ready to transform itself as
I think it is?
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8. Q2
How can we accelerate the growth of the company by transforming
the “how” of what we do and not just “what”?
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9. Q3
What can I do today to further our commitment
to “put the human being back in business”?
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10. Q4
By focusing on human beings, can I reduce the
uncertainty in our business?
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11. Q5
people who work for me believe they
Do the
know more than I do?
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12. Q6
Do they actually know more than I do?
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13. Q7
Do I act as if I know they know more than I do?
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14. Q8
What will help us grow faster: more control or more value
creation?
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15. Q9
Should people who create value be governed by
people who control it?
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16. Q10
Am I too focused on control?
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17. Q11
Am I obsessed with control?
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18. Q12
What things do I control that I should not control?
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19. Q13
How can I give more control to others in the organization,
especially employees who create value?
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20. Q14
What rules could we get rid of today that would increase our
ability to create value?
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21. Q15
throw out the entire company
Could we
rulebook?
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22. Q16
When 50 percent of the world’s population is under 25 years
old, why should they be working in an organization structure
created a thousand years ago by emperors and generals?
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23. Q17
Would my children want to work in a company like mine?
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24. Q18
Would my employees’ children want to work in a company
like mine?
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25. Q19
What would happen if there was no CEO at my company?
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26. Q 20
What would happen if there was no CEO at any company
in the world?
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27. Of course, I don’t have the answers
to these questions (why should I?), but I think a lot about #19.
If you have a view lets talk
Send me a message on Twitter : @vineetnayar or leave a
thought on the blog www.vineetnayar.com