Fox How To Become A Ceo Summary

“How to Become a CEO: The Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization” written by Jeffery J. Fox is precisely the kind of book for someone ready to thrust themselves into higher positions in their company or workplace. I have a dream to one day be the CEO of my own real-estate company and I’ve learned many ways to reach that aspiration of mine through Fox’s 75 different “rules” to obtain CEO status. If I were to sit here and reverberate and summarize all 75 elements I would be about 10 pages in, therefore I’ve decided to take 10 of the rules I feel are most important then I will summarize them and apply them simultaneously to create a visual of how these elements come into play during the path of a real-estate agent on the rise. The first

If there’s drama or war in the workplace, KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN AND YOUR NOSE OUT. Fox talks about office politics being a waste of time and to spend your time on your work. This comes into play often in the real-estate world when listings or clients are stolen from other members in the office. While everyone else is fighting, arguing, or gossiping about it; you’ll be the one to rise above and stay focused.
Rule Sixty-nine: Treat your family as your number one client, this is unbelievably important to remember. Regardless of how busy you are at work you must remember the people who you’re doing it for in the first place. Family must be number one or your family life will fall apart, this affects your work life and the cycle continues. In real life and in real estate, plan around family activities like recitals and baseball games. Don’t put open houses on a Sunday that you know your daughter has a soccer game, being a family person is an enormous quality that bosses look

Rule Sixty-Two Never Underestimate an Opponent, this mindset is essential to become a CEO. When you are working your way up that corporate ladder, you MUST remember that regardless of how they appear on the outside, or how they present themselves to others; the brainpower and the skill on the inside can yank that position or that client from right underneath you. If you do not take the time to consider how they think and just assume you’ve got it in the bag you’ve already lost. Fox states “If you underestimate an opponent, you may get knocked on your butt. If you over estimate an opponent, you may be pleasantly surprised.” This is the most vital rule to remember in real estate. Just because “Brenda” is 80 years old, it doesn’t mean she won’t steal your listings or clients from