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Are you prepared for the real risks of CEO succession, or any other CXO hiring? In this episode of Forge of Unicorns, investor and behavioral screening expert Ron Ondechek reveals the hidden traps that boardrooms, PE/VC firms, and founders face every time a new CEO is chosen. Every time a new leader joins your organization. The risks connected with casual HR hiring by pedigree and resume.
🔑 What you’ll learn:
Power Quote:
Timestamps & Deep Dives:
0:00 – Intro: The trillion-dollar problem of CEO succession
4:54 – What is CEO succession?
11:53 – The 4,000-to-1 filter: inside Ron’s CEO selection process
18:20 – Emotional trauma, founder psychology, and hidden risks
25:57 – How the right leader powers cultural putting their skin in the game
30:35 – The risks of onboarding people with a canonical HR department
35:28 – The power of social interactions
41:20 – Culture in the software industry is fluctuating too rapidly
50:44 – Software industry oxymoron. Ron’s warning: how to avoid the next hiring disaster
58:33 – Final thoughts
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#CEO #SuccessionPlanning #BehavioralEngineering #ForgeOfUnicorns #PrivateEquity #Leadership #CultureFit #Stanford #UnicornsEcosystem #ExecutiveSearch
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Are you prepared for the real risks of CEO succession, or any other CXO hiring? In this episode of Forge of Unicorns, investor and behavioral screening expert Ron Ondechek reveals the hidden traps that boardrooms, PE/VC firms, and founders face every time a new CEO is chosen. Every time a new leader joins your organization. The risks connected with casual HR hiring by pedigree and resume.
🔑 What you’ll learn:
Power Quote:
Timestamps & Deep Dives:
0:00 – Intro: The trillion-dollar problem of CEO succession
4:54 – What is CEO succession?
11:53 – The 4,000-to-1 filter: inside Ron’s CEO selection process
18:20 – Emotional trauma, founder psychology, and hidden risks
25:57 – How the right leader powers cultural putting their skin in the game
30:35 – The risks of onboarding people with a canonical HR department
35:28 – The power of social interactions
41:20 – Culture in the software industry is fluctuating too rapidly
50:44 – Software industry oxymoron. Ron’s warning: how to avoid the next hiring disaster
58:33 – Final thoughts
Don’t miss:
For more insights, subscribe to my other digital resources:
Subscribe for more brutally honest conversations on digital leadership, culture, and what it really takes to build a unicorn in today’s world.
And don’t forget to join the Forge of Unicorns newsletter for your weekly deep dive!
#CEO #SuccessionPlanning #BehavioralEngineering #ForgeOfUnicorns #PrivateEquity #Leadership #CultureFit #Stanford #UnicornsEcosystem #ExecutiveSearch
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.