Measuring Your Success as a CEO
It’s easy to measure your success or failure as a CEO by the success or failure of your company, but the two are not necessarily the same. Sometimes you have to step back from the company to evaluate your personal achievements and to ensure you are executing your vision.
Suggested Readings
Founders School || Startup CEO || Measuring Your Success as a CEO || Impact Guide (PDF).
Denning, Steve. “How To Be Happy At Work: Albemarle’s CEO Confirms Purpose Is Key.” Forbes, 10 June 2014.
Hall, John. “7 Metrics For Successful Leaders — How Do You Measure Up?” Forbes, 12 July 2015.
“The Happiness Equation: How to Design a More Fulfilling Life” The Growth Show. Podcast. Minutes 8:17-10:18 and 14:19-18:23.
Wilson, Fred. “Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears the Crown.” Blog post. AVC, 7 December 2015.
Suster, Mark. “Should the Founder be the CEO of a Startup Until the End?” Blog Post. Both Sides of the Table, 25 June 2015.
Skok, David “Cash is King: 8 tips to Optimize Fundraising Strategy” For Entrepreneurs, 2010.
“The Art and Science of Measuring CEO Performance.” Podcast. Knowledge @ Wharton. University of Pennsylvania – Wharton School, 22 August 2007.
Dutia, Suren. “Startup Evolution: How and When to Transition from Founder-CEO to New Leadership.” White Paper. Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, 11 November 2015.
Blumberg, Matt and Hanny Hindi. “Chapter Forty-Seven: Taking Stock.” Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling up Your Business. Wiley, 2013. 349-354. Print.
Questions for You
Am I learning and growing?
Am I having fun?
Is this job sufficient financial rewards?
Am I having an impact?
Am I the right person (and the best person) to continue leading this venture today or into the next stage of growth?