“5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became a CEO” with Nicole Moore of Love Works

An Interview with Phil La Duke

Phil La Duke
Authority Magazine

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It takes an incredible amount of emotional fitness and maturity to be an amazing CEO and you’ll need this because your team is responding to your energy. I remember times in the beginning of my career where I would be stressed out from a team member sending out an email incorrectly or a launch not working or a tech error happening and visibly show my upset to the team. But what I realized over time is that whatever you are feeling, your team members feel that 10x more because they feed off of and respond to your energy. A great team requires an emotionally centered CEO to lead it well. It’s not about being a robot and hiding your emotions, but a great CEO must be keenly aware of not displaying their stress to their employees or letting their own emotions…

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Phil La Duke
Authority Magazine

Author of “I Know My Shoes Are Untied. Mind Your Own Business”, “Lone Gunman. Rewriting the Handbook on Workplace Violence Prevention”, and “Blood on my hands