For CEOs, Building a Legacy Begins on Day One

Though they face a faster, more complex landscape than those who’ve come before them, CEOs can take a few key actions to create a lasting legacy.

• Adopting a strategy of regret minimization can help a CEO avoid wishing, years later, that they had moved faster, been bolder, or treated people with greater kindness.
• Building a cohesive senior leadership team that can fearlessly tell a CEO what they need to hear creates the kind of culture and values that are likely to live on long after a chief executive’s tenure has ended.
• Pursuing and talking about socially transformative initiatives that also create a business advantage can energize a company’s workforce—and impress investors.

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