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Where CEOs Come To Learn

We believe CEOs should also be Chief Learners of their organization.

Our members are constantly seeking new ideas, theories and processes that can make them more effective leaders. That’s why we offer this expanding collection of resources. Bookmark this page and check back often to learn about the latest trends in leadership.

Great CEOs are Lazy

We conducted in-depth interviews with more than 1,000 successful CEOs and found that exceptional CEOs accomplish more in less time. In fact, these leaders consistently outperformed average CEOs by a factor of 5x. Our findings inspired our purpose, informed our methods, and are well-documented in the book Greate CEOs are Lazy, written by CEO and founder Jim Schleckser.
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Inc.

In 2007, we formalized an alliance with Inc. Magazine, which shares our mission of helping companies grow. The publication recognizes the fastest-growing companies and communicates the stories and success principles of their leaders to benefit the broader community. Inc. CEO Project takes this mission to the next level. We equip our CEOs with a unique approach based on the Theory of Constraints that helps them focus on the right things, hold people accountable, and make better decisions.
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Podcasts

Also checkout great podcasts at GreatCEOPodcast.com

Great CEO Podcast

Featuring Inc. CEO Project Advisors and Great CEOs

Growing Companies

with Jim Schleckser

Second Bite Podcast – shared lessons and stories

featuring Jim Schleckser

Your Evolving Leadership Journey with Tom Crea

How Exceptional CEOs Do More in Less Time featuring Jim Schleckser

PIVOT

Survive and Thrive – PIVOT during a Pandemic featuring Jim Schleckser

The RESPECT Podcast with Mike Domitrz

Jim Schleckser shares how the “Kink in a Hose” approach is the key to great CEOs being successful and HOW successful CEOs tend to live very balanced lives.

Make My People Better

Great CEOs are Lazy featuring Jim Schleckser

Digital Strategy Call

With special guest Jim Schleckser discussing his book and other topics.

Grow My Revenue Business Cast

Featuring Inc. CEO Project’s Jim Schleckser

Books

Favorite books identified at Java with JIm
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The Discipline of Market Leaders: Choose Your Customers, Narrow Your Focus, Dominate Your Market

Treacy & Wiersema

Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance

Porter

The Profit Zone: How Strategic Business Design Will Lead You to Tomorrow’s Profits

Slywotzky & Morrison

The Innovator’s Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth

Christenson & Raynor

The E-Myth Revisited

Gerber

The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement

Goldratt

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t

Collins

Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant

Kim & Mauborgne

The Innovator’s Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business

Christensen

The Art of the Long View: Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World

Schwartz

Five Frogs on a Log: A CEO’s Field Guide to Accelerating the Transition in Mergers, Acquisitions and Gut Wrenching Change

Feeldman & Spratt

The Practice of Management

Drucker

The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

Riles

Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching, and Keeping the Best People, Revised and Updated Edition

Smart

Human Capability: A Study of Individual Potential and Its Application

Jaques & Cason

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

Lencioni

Atlas Shrugged

Rand

How to Stop Worrying and Start Living

Carnegie

Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller–Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

Hill

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Kahneman

The New Successful Large Account Management: Maintaining and Growing Your Most Important Assets — Your Customers

Miller & Heiman

Customer Intimacy: Pick Your Partners, Shape Your Culture, Win Together

Wiersema

How to Win Friends and Influence People

Carnegie

Videos

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Creating a Corporate Strategy Your Team Will Rally Around

Featuring Jim Schleckser

5 Roles of a CEO

Inc. CEO Project Founder Jim Schleckser discusses the Five Roles of a CEO.

7 Secrets of A Balanced Life
6 Types of Power You Need to Know About
The 1 Question To Ask Before You Fire Someone
3 Signs Your Have A Talent Problem
Why You Need A Mafia Offer
How To Develop Executive Gravitas
Growth Tactics: Buy, Build, or Partner