How To Succeed As A VP

What separates the VPs who progress into executive leadership from those who plateau?The answer is rarely intelligence, experience, or technical expertise. The VPs who thrive understand that their job is no longer to be the best functional expert in the room. Their job is to create outcomes through other people, influence decisions beyond their authority, and help the business succeed as a whole.  In this episode, I break down the 10 principles for professional success at the VP level:1. Get important things done2. Seek out truth and reality3. Only take on what you can successfully complete4. Understand how the company makes money5. Understand how your function contributes to that success6. Increase your capacity to contribute7. Maintain a positive value account8. Always do what you say you will do9. Build strong working relationships across the business10. Create a portfolio of successesWhether you are a CEO looking to scale your leadership layer, or an ambitious VP wanting to know how to break through the ceiling, these operating principles are the blueprint.JOIN THE NEWSLETTER:If you want deep-dive insights from the CEOs I work with and want to learn exactly how a senior executive ticks, sign up for my newsletter.