I believe that it is difficult for a CEO that came from another organization to be successful in the new one. Although I know this isn't true for all cases, a change in organizations for the CEO is mostly tough. This doesn't mean that the new CEO isn't a outstanding leader but a different company has completely different goals, products, management, etc. Learning all these things take time and effort and even after learning about the company, the CEO might not be successful in leading the company in the direction is needs to go.
Marissa Mayer, an executive from Google, became yahoo's new CEO on July. Recently one of Yahoo's biggest product, the sports section, went down due to "filing issues." There biggest traffic for their sports sections is from fantasy sports. One of the users of their fantasy sports said they have never experienced something like this in the 10 years of using yahoo's fantasy sports.
http://www.businessinsider.com/marissa-mayers-explanation-for-yahoos-first-big-screw-up-under-her-watch-2012-11
This was the first big mistake yahoo has made since Mayer became CEO. This might be due to her inexperience with the company. Although the downtime was due to technical difficulties, the CEO still has to take the blame. All eye's are on her for this mistake since she has just been appointed CEO and if she looks bad, the company looks bad.
I think you are correct. An outstanding leader from one company can be successful in another. But learning the new organizations culture, goals and products are important issues that take time to fully understand and acknowledge. Marissa Mayer is a great example. As former executive of Google, her reputation is highly recognized and now the transition to CEO of Yahoo, Mayer will have to work harder to keep her reputation within the new company. She may make mistakes to begin as she finds her way but in time I believe she is capable of being just as outstanding leader as she was at Google.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you an outstanding leader from one company can be successful in another. I believe Mayer will learn from her mistakes and is proving herself as a very capable leader.
ReplyDeleteI kinda disagree with your opinion, majority of leaders who are in a different environment cannot perform at their best. With the change that they make, in reality, leaders will not be able to do well without knowledge and experience. some will bring good results but generally I think it's impossible.
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