Business Acumen vs Leadership: Which One Drives Performance?

No Bullsh!t Leadership by Your CEO Mentor

Sep 15, 202620:40Business

During my tenure as CEO at CS Energy, we took EBITDA from $17m to $441m: we more than doubled the company’s earnings for four consecutive years. Along the way, I had to dig deep into two distinct toolkits: my business ac...

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