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EPISODE · Aug 19, 2025 · 52 MIN

Do Lazy CEOs Get More Done? an interview with founder of The CEO Project Jim Schleckser

from Awakened Nation · host Brad Szollose

Is it possible that Lazy CEOs to get more done in less time? Founder of The CEO Project, and author of Great CEOs Are Lazy, Jim Schleckser shares with Brad his wins in his own career, the power of getting focused, and how to relax when the chips are down. As founder of The CEO Project, Jim compares his group to bringing together a room full of professional athletes...the conversations are different. A space for C-Level Executives. This is a powerful and fun conversation from a former Disney Executive. ABOUT JIM SCHLECKSER: Jim helps leaders grow companies. He specializes in the issues that fast growth firms experience in their business models, talent, processes and systems as they reach higher levels of performance. Jim and his team at the Inc. CEO Project work with over 100 CEOs of high growth companies to identify and obliterate the things that stand between them and continued organizational success. Jim is the author of Great CEOs are Lazy: How Exceptional CEOs Do More in Less Time, a contrarian view of C-Level Leadership. With 30 years of leadership in business strategy, technology businesses, process improvement, organizational development, mergers and acquisitions, engineering, sales and marketing, he brings experience in leading global organizations in both public and private environments across many functional areas to the table. Jim has been quoted in The New York Times, Time, The Huffington Post and National Public Radio.  His ideas have been translated into 9 languages and he has done business in over 26 countries. Website: https://jimschleckser.com/HOST OF AWAKENED NATION™: Brad Szollose

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