What Your Boss Really Wants From You

shutterstock_204214660CEOs tell me that they want people:

-Who are full of ambition and goals.

-Who sing—well, silently hum—at work.

-Who stretch themselves every day and who always have new challenges they’re hankering to take on.

-Who get an emotional kick out of any accomplishment.

-Who are juiced (in the nonsteroid way) every morning to get out of bed and go for it.

-Are hungry (figuratively).

-Are afraid of not fulfilling their destiny.

So seek excellence in the execution of the job at hand regardless of whether you work for a waste treatment plant, a herpes medication company, or even a politician.

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Debra Benton

D.A. (Debra) Benton has been helping great individuals and organizations get even better for over 20 years. Just as exceptional athletes rely on excellent coaching to hone their skills, Debra's clients rely on her advice to advance their careers. She focuses on what is truly important to convert what you and your organization want to be from a vision into a reality. TopCEOCoaches.com ranks her in the World's Top 10 CEO Coaches noting she is the top female. And as conference keynote speaker she is routinely rated in the top 2%. Her client list reads like a “Who's Who” of executives in companies ranging from Microsoft, McDonald's, Kraft, American Express, Merrill Lynch, United Airlines, and PricewaterhouseCoopers to the Washington Beltway and U.S.Border Patrol. *She is the author of ten award-winning and best-selling business books including The Virtual Executive and CEO Material. She has written for the Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, and Fast Company. She has been featured in USA Today, Fortune, The New York Times, and Time; she has appeared on Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, and CBS with Diane Sawyer. To learn more Debra advising leaders, coaching, facilitating a workshop, or speaking: www.debrabenton.com

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